Sphaerotheca maskeyi

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Sphaerotheca maskeyi
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Sphaerotheca maskeyi [1] from Korak Village, Chitwan district, Nepal
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dicroglossidae
Genus: Sphaerotheca
Species:
S. maskeyi
Binomial name
Sphaerotheca maskeyi
(Schleich & Anders, 1998)

Sphaerotheca maskeyi is a species of frog in the family Ranidae found in Nepal and possibly Bhutan and India. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, swamps, intermittent freshwater lakes, and freshwater marshes.

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References

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  1. 1 2 Shrestha, B. (2017). "Assemblage of Herpetofauna in Korak Village, Northern Chitwan, Nepal". Zoo's Print. 32 (9): 23–30.
  2. Annemarie Ohler, Sushil Dutta, Tej Kumar Shrestha (2004). "Sphaerotheca maskeyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2004: e.T58758A11838099. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58758A11838099.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)