Minervarya teraiensis (Terai cricket frog or Terai wart(y) frog) is a species of frog that is found in southern Nepal, adjacent Sikkim and northeastern India, and southeastern and central Bangladesh. It has recently been reported also from Bhutan.[2][3] It is a common species associated with open grasslands, often found close to permanent pools and streams.[1]
| Minervarya teraiensis | |
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| Minervarya teraiensis from Sarpang District, Bhutan | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Dicroglossidae |
| Genus: | Minervarya |
| Species: | M. teraiensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Minervarya teraiensis (Dubois, 1984)
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| Synonyms | |
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Rana teraiensis Dubois, 1984 | |
References
edit- ^ a b Sabitry Bordoloi; Annemarie Ohler & Tej Kumar Shrestha (2009). "Zakerana teraiensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Zakerana teraiensis (Dubois, 1984)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
- ^ Wangyal, J. T. (2013). "New records of reptiles and amphibians from Bhutan". Journal of Threatened Taxa. 5 (13): 4774–4783. doi:10.11609/JoTT.o3539.4774-83.
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