Zakerana rufescens
| Zakerana rufescens | |
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| Zakerana rufescens from Madayippara, Kerala | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Dicroglossidae |
| Genus: | Zakerana |
| Species: | Z. rufescens
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| Binomial name | |
| Zakerana rufescens (Jerdon, 1854)
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| Synonyms | |
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Pyxicephalus rufescens Jerdon, 1854 | |
Zakerana rufescens (common names: Malabar wart frog, reddish burrowing frog, or rufescent burrowing frog) is a species of frog that is endemic to the Western Ghats, India. It occurs in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Goa, and Kerala states.[2] It is a locally common species associated with riparian and forest edge habitats in open and lightly degraded tropical moist semi-evergreen forests.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b Biju, S.D.; Dutta, S. & Padhye, A. (2009). "Zakerana rufescens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Zakerana rufescens (Jerdon, 1854)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
Color variations of Zakerana rufescens
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- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Zakerana
- Frogs of India
- Endemic fauna of the Western Ghats
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