Indirana tysoni

Indirana tysoni, also known by its common name Tyson's leaping frog, is a species from the genus Indirana.[1] The species was originally described in 2016 by Neelesh Dahanukar, Nikhil Modak, Keerthi Krutha, P. O. Nameer, Anand D. Padhye, and Sanjay Molur.[2][3]

Indirana tysoni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Ranixalidae
Genus: Indirana
Species:
I. tysoni
Binomial name
Indirana tysoni
Dahanukar, Modak, Krutha, Nameer, Padhye & Molur, 2016

Range

Indirana tysoni has been observed in Kerala, India.[3]

Etymology

The frog is named after Neil deGrasse Tyson to acknowledge his role in popularising and communicating science to the general public.[3]

References

  1. "Indirana tysoni". iNaturalist. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  2. "Indirana tysoni Dahanukar, Modak, Krutha, Nameer, Padhye & Molur, 2016". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  3. Neelesh Dahanukar; Nikhil Modak; Keerthi Krutha; P. O. Nameer; Anand D. Padhye; Sanjay Molur (15 September 2016). "Leaping frogs (Anura: Ranixalidae) of the Western Ghats of India: An integrated taxonomic review". Journal of Threatened Taxa. 8 (10): 9221. doi:10.11609/JOTT.2532.8.10.9221-9288. ISSN 0974-7893. Wikidata Q57537786.

Media related to Indirana tysoni at Wikimedia Commons


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.