Minervarya kirtisinghei

"Kirtisinghe's frog" redirects here; not to be confused with Kirtisinghe's rock frog.

Minervarya kirtisinghei
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
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 kirtisingheiManamendra-Arachchi & Gabadage, 1996 Fejervarya kirtisinghei(Manamendra-Arachchi & Gabadage, 1996)

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 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.