Minervarya kirtisinghei

Minervarya kirtisinghei (Kirtisinghe's frog) is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka where it is found in the montane south-central to lowland southwestern areas.[2]

Minervarya kirtisinghei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dicroglossidae
Genus: Minervarya
Species:
M. kirtisinghei
Binomial name
Minervarya kirtisinghei
(Manamendra-Arachchi & Gabadage, 1996)
Range of Z. kirtisinghei in Sri Lanka
Synonyms

Limnonectes kirtisinghei Manamendra-Arachchi & Gabadage, 1996
Fejervarya kirtisinghei (Manamendra-Arachchi & Gabadage, 1996)

Minervarya kirtisinghei is a common frog. They occur in tropical forests, savanna, grasslands and wetlands, in both montane and lowland areas, as well as in some human-made habitats like rubber and palm oil plantations and home gardens. Adults are semi-aquatic whereas the larvae are aquatic.[1]

References

  1. Manamendra-Arachchi, K. & de Silva, A. (2016). "Fejervarya kirtisinghei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T58274A91233634. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T58274A91233634.en.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Zakerana kirtisinghei (Manamendra-Arachchi and Gabadage, 1996)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 12 February 2014.


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