Minervarya sahyadris
Minervarya sahyadris | |
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This small frog is a male and was vocalizing at night in waterlogged abandoned paddy fields in Agumbe | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Dicroglossidae |
Genus: | Minervarya |
Species: | M. sahyadris
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Binomial name | |
Minervarya sahyadris , | |
Synonyms[2] | |
Fejervarya sahyadris (Dubois, Ohler, and Biju, 2001) |
Minervarya sahyadris, also known as the minervarya frog, is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae. It is endemic to Western Ghats of India.[1][2]
Distribution[]
Minervarya sahyadris is endemic to southern Western Ghats and is known from in Karnataka and Calicut and neighboring areas in Kerala at elevations between 40 and 200 m (130 and 660 ft) above sea level.[2]
Habitat[]
It is a semi-aquatic, terrestrial species. It has been found from grassy areas adjacent to paddy fields, disturbed (open) moist tropical forest, stream banks and abandoned quarries. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
Description[]
This species is about 22 mm in length and is nocturnal. It is seen in loose groups; key identifying features include pointed snout, presence of , supratympanic fold from back of eye to shoulder, mid dorsum reddish to reddish brown in colour and minimal webbing in feet.[3]
References[]
- ^ a b c S.D. Biju, Gajanan Dasaramji Bhuddhe, Sushil Dutta, Karthikeyan Vasudevan, Chelmala Srinivasulu, S.P. Vijayakumar (2004). "Minervarya sahyadris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T58388A11765308. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58388A11765308.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b c Frost, Darrel R. (2021). "Minervarya sahyadris Dubois, Ohler, and Biju, 2001". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.1. American Museum of Natural History. doi:10.5531/db.vz.0001. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
- ^ Gururaja, K. V. (2012) Pictorial Guide to Frogs and Toads of Western Ghats. Gubbi Labs.
- IUCN Red List endangered species
- Minervarya
- Frogs of India
- Endemic fauna of the Western Ghats
- Amphibians described in 2001
- Taxa named by Sathyabhama Das Biju