Biology:Minervarya pierrei

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Short description: Species of amphibian

Minervarya pierrei
Fejervarya pierrei, Tshangkha, Dagana, Bhutan.jpg
Minervarya pierrei from Dagana District, Bhutan
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dicroglossidae
Genus: Minervarya
Species:
M. pierrei
Binomial name
Minervarya pierrei
(Dubois, 1975)
Synonyms

Rana pierrei Dubois, 1975
Fejervarya pierrei (Dubois, 1975)

Minervarya pierrei (Pierre's wart frog, Pierre's cricket frog) is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae. It is found in Nepal, adjacent India , and eastern Bangladesh. It has recently been reported also from Bhutan.[2][3] It is a common species associated with paddy fields.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Shrestha, T.K.; Ohler, A. (2016). "Fejervarya pierrei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T58285A91237012. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T58285A91237012.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/58285/91237012. 
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Zakerana pierrei (Dubois, 1975)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Dicroglossidae/Dicroglossinae/Zakerana/Zakerana-pierrei. 
  3. Wangyal, J. T. (2013). "New records of reptiles and amphibians from Bhutan". Journal of Threatened Taxa 5 (13): 4774–4783. doi:10.11609/JoTT.o3539.4774-83. 

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