Minervarya nilagirica

Nilgiris wart frog
	Male vocalizing
Conservation status
	; Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Dicroglossidae
Genus:	Minervarya
Species:	M. nilagirica
Binomial name
	Minervarya nilagirica; (Jerdon, 1853)
Synonyms
	List Fejervarya mudduraja Kuramoto, Joshy, Kurabayashi, and Sumida, 2008 "2007"; Fejervarya murthii (Pillai, 1979); Fejervarya nilagiricus (Jerdon, 1853); Minervarya mudduraja (Kuramoto, Joshy, Kurabayashi, and Sumida, 2008); Minervarya murthii (Pillai, 1979); Rana limnocharis nilagirica Annandale, 1917; Rana murthii Pillai, 1979; Rana nilagirica Jerdon, 1853; Zakerana mudduraja (Kuramoto, Joshy, Kurabayashi, and Sumida, 2008); Zakerana murthii (Pillai, 1979); Zakerana nilagirica (Jerdon, 1853);

Minervarya nilagirica, commonly known as Nilgiris wart frog, or Nilgiris frog, is a species of frog that is endemic to India.^[3]

Description

Minervarya nilagirica has a relatively large size compared to the other species in its genus.^[4]

Habitat and distribution

It is found along roadsides and around wetlands excepting wet paddy fields.^[4] It is found from Karnataka to Tamil Nadu, and Kerala, in the Western and Eastern Ghats of India, at 800-1600 m elevation.^[3]

References

^ Biju, S.D., Dutta, S. & Inger, R.F. (2016). "Fejervarya nilagirica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T58282A91236128. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T58282A91236128.en. Retrieved 9 November 2022.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ Frost, Darrel R. (2018). "Minervarya mudduraja (Kuramoto, Joshy, Kurabayashi, and Sumida, 2008)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Minervarya nilagirica (Jerdon, 1853) | Amphibian Species of the World". amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
^ ^a ^b Kuramoto, M.; Joshy, S. H.; Kurabayashi, A.; Sumida, M. (2007). "The genus Fejervarya (Anura: Ranidae) in central Western Ghats, India, with descriptions of four new cryptic species" (PDF). Current Herpetology. 26 (2): 81–105. doi:10.3105/1881-1019(2007)26[81:TGFARI]2.0.CO;2. S2CID 85988752.

External links

AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation

[iucn-1] Biju, S.D., Dutta, S. & Inger, R.F. (2016). "Fejervarya nilagirica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T58282A91236128. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T58282A91236128.en. Retrieved 9 November 2022.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[Frost-2] Frost, Darrel R. (2018). "Minervarya mudduraja (Kuramoto, Joshy, Kurabayashi, and Sumida, 2008)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 19 July 2018.

[:0-3] "Minervarya nilagirica (Jerdon, 1853) | Amphibian Species of the World". amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org. Retrieved 9 November 2022.

[Kuramoto-4] Kuramoto, M.; Joshy, S. H.; Kurabayashi, A.; Sumida, M. (2007). "The genus Fejervarya (Anura: Ranidae) in central Western Ghats, India, with descriptions of four new cryptic species" (PDF). Current Herpetology. 26 (2): 81–105. doi:10.3105/1881-1019(2007)26[81:TGFARI]2.0.CO;2. S2CID 85988752.

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Nilgiris wart frog

Male vocalizing
Conservation status
Endangered (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Dicroglossidae
Genus:	Minervarya
Species:	M. nilagirica
Binomial name
*Minervarya nilagirica* (Jerdon, 1853)
Synonyms^[2]
List Fejervarya mudduraja Kuramoto, Joshy, Kurabayashi, and Sumida, 2008 "2007" Fejervarya murthii (Pillai, 1979) Fejervarya nilagiricus (Jerdon, 1853) Minervarya mudduraja (Kuramoto, Joshy, Kurabayashi, and Sumida, 2008) Minervarya murthii (Pillai, 1979) Rana limnocharis nilagirica Annandale, 1917 Rana murthii Pillai, 1979 Rana nilagirica Jerdon, 1853 Zakerana mudduraja (Kuramoto, Joshy, Kurabayashi, and Sumida, 2008) Zakerana murthii (Pillai, 1979) Zakerana nilagirica (Jerdon, 1853)