Minervarya teraiensis

Minervarya teraiensis (Terai cricket frog or Terai wart(y) frog) is a species of frog that is found in southern Nepal, adjacent Sikkim and northeastern India, and southeastern and central Bangladesh. It has recently been reported also from Bhutan.[2][3] It is a common species associated with open grasslands, often found close to permanent pools and streams.[1]

Minervarya teraiensis
Minervarya teraiensis from Sarpang District, Bhutan
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dicroglossidae
Genus: Minervarya
Species:
M. teraiensis
Binomial name
Minervarya teraiensis
(Dubois, 1984)
Synonyms

Rana teraiensis Dubois, 1984
Fejervarya teraiensis (Dubois, 1984)

References

  1. Sabitry Bordoloi; Annemarie Ohler & Tej Kumar Shrestha (2009). "Zakerana teraiensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Zakerana teraiensis (Dubois, 1984)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  3. Wangyal, J. T. (2013). "New records of reptiles and amphibians from Bhutan". Journal of Threatened Taxa. 5 (13): 4774–4783. doi:10.11609/JoTT.o3539.4774-83.


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