Minervarya nicobariensis

Minervarya nicobariensis, the Nicobar frog or Nicobar cricket-frog, is a species of frog endemic to the Nicobar Islands of India. In the past it has been considered to be the same species as Fejervarya andamanensis from the neighbouring Andaman Islands, but is now regarded a valid species.[2] It is restricted to the central and northern group of Nicobar Islands. It is relatively common in suitable habitat, particularly on Car Nicobar island. Its preferred habitat are grasslands, where the species breeds in the rainwater puddles. On Car Nicobar, it also occurs coastal wetlands and along newly cleared forest trails.[1]

Minervarya nicobariensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dicroglossidae
Genus: Minervarya
Species:
M. nicobariensis
Binomial name
Minervarya nicobariensis
(Stoliczka, 1870)
Synonyms
  • Rana gracilis var. nicobariensis Stoliczka, 1870
  • Fejervarya nicobariensis (Stoliczka, 1870)

References
  1. Vijayakumar, S.P. (2008). "Fejervarya nicobariensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008: e.T136049A4241941. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T136049A4241941.en.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2013). "Fejervarya nicobariensis (Stoliczka, 1870)". Amphibian Species of the World 5.6, an Online Reference. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 28 October 2013.


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