Sphaerotheca leucorhynchus

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Sphaerotheca leucorhynchus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dicroglossidae
Genus: Sphaerotheca
Species:
S. leucorhynchus
Binomial name
Sphaerotheca leucorhynchus
(Rao, 1937)
Synonyms

Rana leucorhynchusRao, 1937
Tomopterna leucorhynchus(Rao, 1937)

Sphaerotheca leucorhynchus (common names: Wattakole bullfrog, Rao's burrowing frog, Rao's white-banded frog) is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae. It is endemic to India: it is only known from its type locality in Kodagu district, Karnataka, in southern India. The type specimen is lost, and this name might be a junior synonym of Sphaerotheca breviceps . [2]

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References

  1. S.D. Biju, Sushil Dutta, Robert Inger, Anand Padhye (2004). "Sphaerotheca leucorhynchus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2004: e.T58757A11838015. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58757A11838015.en . Retrieved 15 November 2021.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Sphaerotheca leucorhynchus (Rao, 1937)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 2 March 2014.