Minervarya brevipalmata

Minervarya brevipalmata
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Dicroglossidae
Genus:	Minervarya
Species:	M. brevipalmata
Binomial name
Minervarya brevipalmata (Peters, 1871)
Range of M. brevipalmata
Synonyms
Rana brevipalmataPeters, 1871 Limnonectes brevipalmatus(Peters, 1871) Fejervarya brevipalmata(Peters, 1871)

Minervarya brevipalmata, commonly known as short-webbed frog, Peters' frog, and Pegu wart frog, is a species of frog found in the Western Ghats of southern India (Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala states). ^[2] M. brevipalmata is a little-known and uncommon grassland frog associated with waterlogged or marshy areas, but it has also been recorded from suitable wet patches of forest and lightly degraded former forest. ^[1]

References

1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. (2023). "Minervarya brevipalmata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2023: e.T58268A166099217. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T58268A166099217.en . Retrieved 31 May 2025.
2. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Zakerana brevipalmata (Peters, 1871)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 14 February 2014.