Minervarya agricola

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Minervarya agricola
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Scientific classification edit
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Species:
Binomial name
Template:Taxonomy/MinervaryaMinervarya 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[edit]

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

Ecology[edit]

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[edit]

  1. "Minervarya agricola". Amphibia Web. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  2. "Minervarya agricola". Amphibian Species of the World. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  3. 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" (PDF). Asian Journal of Conservation Biology, July 2019. Vol. 8 No. 1, pp. 84-87. Retrieved 23 January 2020.


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