Biology:Minervarya agricola
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Short description: Species of amphibian
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Dicroglossidae |
| Genus: | Minervarya |
| Species: | M. agricola
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| Binomial name | |
| Minervarya agricola (Jerdon, 1853)
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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
- ↑ "Minervarya agricola". Amphibia Web. https://amphibiaweb.org/species/8965.
- ↑ "Minervarya agricola". Amphibian Species of the World. http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Dicroglossidae/Dicroglossinae/Minervarya/Minervarya-agricola.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "On the taxonomic status of Minervarya granosa (Kuramoto, Joshy, Kurabayashi & Sumida, 2008) and the distribution of M. agricola (Jerdon, 1853) Amphibia: Anura: Dicroglossidae". Asian Journal of Conservation Biology, July 2019. Vol. 8 No. 1, pp. 84-87. https://www.ajcb.in/journals/short_others_july_2019/AJCB-Vol8-No1-Chandramouli%20et%20al.pdf.
Wikidata ☰ Q84281694 entry
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