Minervarya sauriceps

Minervarya sauriceps
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Dicroglossidae
Genus:	Minervarya
Species:	M. sauriceps
Binomial name
Minervarya sauriceps (Rao, 1937)
Synonyms
Rana sauricepsRao, 1937 Fejervarya sauriceps(Rao, 1937)

Minervarya sauriceps (lizard-headed frog or Mysore wart frog) is a species of frog that is endemic to the Western Ghats, India. It is only known from its type locality, Wattekole in Kodagu district, Karnataka state. ^[2]

References

1. IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. (2023). "Minervarya mysorensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2023 e.T206763352A166099649. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T206763352A166099649.en . Retrieved 1 June 2025.
2. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Zakerana sauriceps (Rao, 1937)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 15 February 2014.