Minervarya andamanensis

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Andaman Frog
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dicroglossidae
Genus: Minervarya
Species:
M. andamanensis
Binomial name
Minervarya andamanensis
(Stoliczka, 1870) [2]
Synonyms
  • Rana gracilis var. andamanensisStoliczka, 1870
  • Rana limnocharis andamanensisAnnandale, 1917
  • Rana (Fejervarya) andamanensisDubois, 1984
  • Euphlyctis limnocharis andamanensisPoynton and Broadley, 1985
  • Limnonectes (Fejervarya) andamanensisDubois, 1987
  • Fejervarya andamanensis(Stoliczka, 1870)

Minervarya andamanensis, commonly known as the Andaman frog, chestnut-brown frog, or Andaman wart frog [3] is a species of frog only found in the Andaman Islands, India. [1] [2] It has been regarded as a synonym of Limnonectes limnocharis, but is now considered a valid species. A related, unnamed species exists in western Thailand. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Das, Indraneil; Vijayakumar, S.P. (2004). "Fejervarya andamanensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2004: e.T58265A11758998. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58265A11758998.en .
  2. 1 2 3 Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Fejervarya andamanensis (Stoliczka, 1870)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  3. Fejervarya andamanensis, ASW 6.0