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{{short description|Species of frog}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2020}}
{{Speciesbox
| image = Lateral view of Minervarya sahyadris.jpg
| image_caption = This small frog is a male and was vocalizing at night in waterlogged abandoned paddy fields in Agumbe
| status = EN
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = <ref name=IUCN>{{cite iucn| page=e.T58388A11765308 | title = ''Minervarya sahyadris''| author = Biju, S.D.| author2 = Bhuddhe, G.D.| author3 = Dutta, S.| author4 = Vasudevan, K.| author5 = Srinivasulu, C.| author6 = Vijayakumar, S.P.| name-list-style = amp| year = 2004| access-date = 22 May 2021}}</ref>
| taxon = Minervarya sahyadris
| authority = {{interlanguage link multi|Alain Dubois|fr|lt=Dubois}}, {{interlanguage link multi|Annemarie Ohler|fr|lt=Ohler}}, and [[Sathyabhama Das Biju|Biju]], 2001
| range_map = Minervarya sahyadris map-fr.svg
| synonyms =
''Fejervarya sahyadris'' <small>(Dubois, Ohler, and Biju, 2001)</small>
| synonyms_ref = <ref name=Frost/>
}}

'''''Minervarya sahyadris''''', also known as the '''minervarya frog''', is a [[species]] of [[frog]] in the family [[Dicroglossidae]]. It is [[Endemism|endemic]] to [[Western Ghats]] of [[India]].<ref name=IUCN/><ref name=Frost/>

==Distribution==
''Minervarya sahyadris'' is [[Endemism|endemic]] to southern [[Western Ghats]] and is known from [[Gundia]] in [[Karnataka]] and [[Calicut]] and neighboring areas in [[Kerala]] at elevations between {{convert|40|and|200|m|abbr=on}} [[above sea level]].<ref name=Frost/>

==Habitat==
[[File:Fejervarya sahyadris Madayippara.jpg|thumb|left|''Fejervarya sahyadris'' from Madayippara, [[Kerala]]]]

It is a semi-aquatic, terrestrial species. It has been found from grassy areas adjacent to paddy fields, disturbed (open) moist tropical forest, stream banks and abandoned quarries. It is threatened by [[habitat loss]].<ref name=IUCN/>

==Description==
This species is about 22 mm in length and is [[nocturnal]]. It is seen in loose groups; key identifying features include pointed snout, presence of [[rictal gland]], supratympanic fold from back of eye to shoulder, mid dorsum reddish to reddish brown in colour and minimal webbing in feet.<ref>Gururaja, K. V. (2012) Pictorial Guide to Frogs and Toads of Western Ghats. Gubbi Labs.</ref>

==References==
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<ref name=Frost>{{cite web |url=https://amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org/Amphibia/Anura/Dicroglossidae/Dicroglossinae/Minervarya/Minervarya-sahyadris |title=''Minervarya sahyadris'' Dubois, Ohler, and Biju, 2001 |author=Frost, Darrel R. |year=2021 |work=Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.1 |publisher=American Museum of Natural History |doi=10.5531/db.vz.0001 |access-date=22 May 2021}}</ref>
}}

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[[Category:Minervarya|sahyadris]]
[[Category:Frogs of India]]
[[Category:Endemic fauna of the Western Ghats]]
[[Category:Amphibians described in 2001]]
[[Category:Taxa named by Sathyabhama Das Biju]]
[[Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot]]

Minervarya sahyadris - Revision history

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