Biology:Minervarya agricola

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Short description: Species of amphibian

Minervarya agricola
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dicroglossidae
Genus: Minervarya
Species:
M. agricola
Binomial name
Minervarya agricola
(Jerdon, 1853)
Synonyms
  • Rana agricola Jerdon, 1853
  • Minervarya granosa (Kuramoto, Joshy, Kurabayashi & Sumida, 2008)
  • Fejervarya granosa Kuramoto, Joshy, Kurabayashi, and Sumida, 2008 "2007"
  • Zakerana granosa Howlader, 2011
  • Fejervarya agricola Ganesh, Dutta, and Chandramouli, 2017
  • Fejervarya granosa Dinesh, Vijayakumar, Channakeshavamurthy, Torsekar, Kulkarni, and Shanker, 2015

Minervarya agricola (common name: common Indian cricket frog) is a species of frog that is native to Indian subcontinent.[1] Earlier identified as M. granosa and Zakerana syhadrensis due to large distribution, the species was classified as a separate species in 2019.[2]

Distribution

It is a widespread species in Indian subcontinent, and found in India, Sri Lanka and Nepal.[3]

Ecology

It occupies a wide range of habitats from flooded fields and human habitation in the plains to the wet forests on the hills.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q84281694 entry