Biology:Minervarya kirtisinghei

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Short description: Species of amphibian

Minervarya kirtisinghei
Zakerana kirtisinghei.JPG
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dicroglossidae
Genus: Minervarya
Species:
M. kirtisinghei
Binomial name
Minervarya kirtisinghei
(Manamendra-Arachchi & Gabadage, 1996)
Fejervarya kirtisinghei map-fr.svg
Range of Z. kirtisinghei in Sri Lanka
Synonyms

Limnonectes kirtisinghei Manamendra-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

Wikidata ☰ Q2243427 entry