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List Of Amphibians Of Kerala
This is a list of amphibian species found in the Kerala, India. Order: Anura (Frogs) Family: Bufonidae (True toads) Genus: '' Duttaphrynus'' = ''Duttaphrynus beddomii'' (Beddome's toad) = File:Duttaphrynus beddomii.jpg, Dorsal view File:Davidraju Bufo beddomi (3).jpg, Lateral view File:Duttaphrynus beddomii by Sandeep Das.jpg, Lateral view = '' Duttaphrynus melanostictus'' (common Asian toad) = File:Bufo melanostictus Java.jpg, Dorsal view File:Bufo melanosticus 01.JPG, Lateral view File:Common Indian Toad(Duttaphrynus melanostictus) (Schneider 1799).jpg, Lateral view = ''Duttaphrynus microtympanum'' (southern hill toad) = File:Duttaphrynus microtympanum.jpg, Dorsal view File:Duttaphrynus microtympanum - Davidraju IIMG 0329.jpg, Lateral view = ''Duttaphrynus parietalis'' (Indian toad) = File:Duttaphrynus parietalis.jpg, Dorsal view File:BufoParietalis1.jpg, Lateral view File:Bufo parietalis side.jpg, Mating = ''Duttaphrynus scaber'' (Ferguson's toad) = File:B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amphibian
Amphibians are tetrapod, four-limbed and ectothermic vertebrates of the Class (biology), class Amphibia. All living amphibians belong to the group Lissamphibia. They inhabit a wide variety of habitats, with most species living within terrestrial animal, terrestrial, fossorial, arboreal or freshwater aquatic ecosystems. Thus amphibians typically start out as larvae living in water, but some species have developed behavioural adaptations to bypass this. The young generally undergo metamorphosis from larva with gills to an adult air-breathing form with lungs. Amphibians use their skin as a secondary respiratory surface and some small terrestrial salamanders and frogs lack lungs and rely entirely on their skin. They are superficially similar to reptiles like lizards but, along with mammals and birds, reptiles are amniotes and do not require water bodies in which to breed. With their complex reproductive needs and permeable skins, amphibians are often ecological indicators; in re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dicroglossidae
The frog family Dicroglossidae occurs in tropical and subtropical regions of Asia and Africa, with most genera and species being found in Asia. The common name of the family is fork-tongued frogs. The Dicroglossidae were previously considered to be a subfamily in the family Ranidae, but their position as a family is now well established. Subfamilies and genera The two subfamilies contain 213 species in 13–15 genera, depending on the source. Dicroglossinae Anderson, 1871 — 197 species in 12 genera: Occidozyginae Fei, Ye, and Huang, 1990 — 16 species in two genera: *''Ingerana'' Dubois, 1987 (four species) *''Occidozyga'' Kuhl and Van Hasselt, 1822 (12 species) Phylogeny The following phylogeny of Dicroglossidae is from Pyron & Wiens (2011). Dicroglossidae is a sister group of Ranixalidae Ranixalidae is a family of frogs commonly known as the leaping frogs or Indian frogs. They are endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zakerana Keralensis
''Minervarya keralensis'' (common names: verrucose frog, Kerala wart(y) frog, or Dubois' hill frog) is a species of frog from India. Originally described by Albert Günther in 1876, its present-day specific epithet, ''keralensis'', meaning "of Kerala", was introduced as replacement name by Alain Dubois in 1981. Description This species has vomerine teeth in two strong oblique series starting from the inner anterior corners of the choanae. The head is moderately sized with the snout appearing pointed. The inter-orbital space is two-thirds the width of the upper eyelid. The tympanum is distinct and is about three-quarters the diameter of the eye. Fingers are moderate, obtuse and the first extends beyond the second. Toes are moderately well developed and nearly entirely webbed. Sub-articular tubercles are prominent and the inner metatarsal tubercle is oval, compressed and less than half as long as the first toe. It also has a small rounded outer metatarsal tubercle. When the h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zakerana Brevipalmata
''Minervarya brevipalmata'' (common names: short-webbed frog, Peters' frog, and Pegu wart frog) is a species of frog found in the Western Ghats in southern India (Maharashtra Maharashtra (; , abbr. MH or Maha) is a states and union territories of India, state in the western India, western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. Maharashtra is the List of states and union te ..., Tamil Nadu, and Kerala states). ''M. brevipalmata'' is a little-known and uncommon grassland frog associated with waterlogged or marshy areas, but it has also been recorded from suitable wet patches of forest and lightly degraded former forest. References External links brevipalmata Frogs of India Endemic fauna of the Western Ghats Amphibians described in 1871 Taxa named by Wilhelm Peters Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN {{Dicroglossidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zakerana
''Minervarya'' is a genus of frogs in the family Dicroglossidae from south Asia (Sri Lanka, the Indian subcontinent including Pakistan, Nepal, and Bangladesh), and Nepal and Bhutan. They are also known as cricket frogs or rice frogs. Taxonomy The genus ''Minervarya'' was erected to resolve the paraphyly of the genus ''Fejervarya ''Fejervarya'' is a genera of frogs in the family Dicroglossidae found in Asia. First proposed in 1915 by István József Bolkay, a Hungarian naturalist, the genus did not see widespread adoption at first. As late as the 1990s it was generally i ...'' which until 2022, encompassed the species now found in ''Minervarya''. This split was originally proposed in 2018 using the name ''Zakerana'', which is now recognised as a junior synonym to the name ''Minervarya''. Species The following species are recognised in the genus ''Minervarya'': *'' Minervarya agricola'' *'' Minervarya andamanensis'' *'' Minervarya asmati'' *'' Minervarya brevipalmata'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sphaerotheca Breviceps
The Indian burrowing frog (''Sphaerotheca breviceps'') is a species of frog found in South Asia (Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal, India, Sri Lanka and in Myanmar ). Description Its vomerine teeth form two oblique groups extending a little beyond the hind edge of the choanse. Its habit is stout. The head is short, with a rounded snout; the occiput is swollen, and the interorbital space is narrower than the upper eyelid. The tympanum is distinct, about two-thirds the diameter of the eye. The fingers are moderate and obtuse, with the first extending much beyond second, nearly as long as third; the toes are moderate, obtuse, and half-webbed; the subarticular tubercles are moderate, with the inner metatarsal tubercle being very large, sharp-edged, shovel-shaped, and longer than the inner toe; no outer tubercle or tarsal fold is present. The hind limbs are short, and the tibiotarsal articulation reaches the axilla or the tympanum. The skin above is smooth or granulate, with some scatter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sphaerotheca (frog)
''Sphaerotheca'' is a genus of true frogs. They can be found in South Asia. Molecular data suggest that they are closely related to ''Fejervarya'', perhaps as a monophyletic group within a paraphyletic ''Fejervarya''. Species There are currently 11 described species in ''Sphaerotheca'': * '' Spaerotheca bengaluru'' *''Sphaerotheca breviceps'' (Schneider, 1799) * '' Sphaerotheca dobsoni'' (Boulenger, 1882) * '' Sphaerotheca leucorhynchus'' (Rao, 1937) * '' Sphaerotheca magadha'' Prasad, Dinesh, Das, Swamy, Shinde, and Vishnu, 2019 * '' Sphaerotheca maskeyi'' (Schleich and Anders, 1998) * '' Sphaerotheca pashchima'' Padhye, Dahanukar, Sulakhe, Dandekar, Limaye, and Jamdade, 2017 * '' Sphaerotheca pluvialis'' (Jerdon, 1853) * '' Sphaerotheca rolandae'' (Dubois, 1983) * '' Sphaerotheca strachani'' (Murray, 1884) * ''Sphaerotheca swani ''Sphaerotheca swani'' is a species of frog in the family Ranidae endemic to Nepal. Its natural habitat In ecology, the term habitat su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minervarya Sahyadris
''Minervarya sahyadris'', also known as the small cricket frog, is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae. It is endemic to central Western Ghats of kerala& Karnataka in India. Distribution ''Minervarya sahyadris'' is endemic to central Western Ghats and is known from Gundia River and adjacent areas in Karnataka and Kannur, Kasaragod, Kozhikode and neighboring areas in Kerala at elevations between above sea level. Habitat 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. Description This species is about 22 mm in length and is nocturnal Nocturnality is an animal behavior characterized by being active during the night and sleeping during the day. The common adjective is "nocturnal", versus diurnal meaning the opposite. Nocturnal creatures generally have highly developed sens ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minervarya
''Minervarya'' is a genus of frogs in the family Dicroglossidae from south Asia (Sri Lanka, the Indian subcontinent including Pakistan, Nepal, and Bangladesh), and Nepal and Bhutan. They are also known as cricket frogs or rice frogs. Taxonomy The genus ''Minervarya'' was erected to resolve the paraphyly of the genus ''Fejervarya'' which until 2022, encompassed the species now found in ''Minervarya''. This split was originally proposed in 2018 using the name ''Zakerana'', which is now recognised as a junior synonym to the name ''Minervarya''. Species The following species are recognised in the genus ''Minervarya'': *'' Minervarya agricola'' *'' Minervarya andamanensis'' *'' Minervarya asmati'' *'' Minervarya brevipalmata'' *'' Minervarya cepfi'' *''Minervarya charlesdarwini ''Minervarya charlesdarwini'' (vernacular name: Charles Darwin's frog) is a species of frogs in the family Dicroglossidae. It is endemic to the Andaman Islands, India, and is known from the South An ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hoplobatrachus Tigerinus
''Hoplobatrachus tigerinus'', commonly known as the Indian bullfrog, is a large species of fork-tongued frog found in South Asia, South and Southeast Asia. A relatively large frog, it is normally green in color, although physiological traits vary between populations. Sexual dimorphism exists between males and females. Outside of its native range, ''H. tigerinus'' is a rapidly-spreading invasive species. Both adults and tadpoles can severely damage the populations of other frog species. Typically, Indian bullfrogs dwell in wetland environments. Research has been conducted on their ability to control mosquitos. Taxonomy The Indian bullfrog was first described by François-Marie Daudin in 1802, as Rana tigerina. The type locality was given as "Bengale, India". In 1992, it was transferred to the genus ''Hoplobatrachus'' by Alain Dubois, as ''Hoplobatrachus tigerinus''. In addition to various other renditions and misspellings of ''R. tigerina'', other synonyms include ''Rana picta'', ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hoplobatrachus Crassus
''Hoplobatrachus crassus'', also called Jerdon's bullfrog, Jerdon's bull frog, and South Indian bullfrog, is a species of frog found widely distributed on the plains of India, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. Its range may extend to the adjacent Bhutan and Myanmar. Description This species has a shovel shaped metatarsal tubercle and has longer hind legs than the somewhat similar ''H. tigrinus'' with which it overlaps in part of its range. When the leg is stretched along the body the tibio-tarsal (ankle) joint lies at a position between the ear and eye. Females are slightly larger than males (about 8–10 cm or more while males are about 5–8 cm). Habitat and ecology ''Hoplobatrachus crassus'' is a terrestrial frog that lives in seasonally flooded dry grasslands, open plains and arid areas, also in cultivated areas and near human settlements. Adult frogs are often found in burrows. They may aestivate during dry periods. Breeding takes place in water. Males have two vo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hoplobatrachus
''Hoplobatrachus'' is a genus of frogs in the family Dicroglossidae. This genus is found in both Sub-Saharan Africa and southern and southeastern Asia. It is the sister taxon of ''Euphlyctis'', although there is some evidence that it might be paraphyletic with respect to ''Euphlyctis''. These frogs are sometimes known as the crowned bullfrogs oder the tiger frogs.Channing, A. & Rödel, M.-O. (2019) Field guide to the frogs & other amphibians of Africa. Struiker Nature, Cape Town. Species ''Hoplobatrachus'' has five described species: * ''Hoplobatrachus crassus'' (Jerdon, 1854) * '' Hoplobatrachus litoralis'' Hasan, Kuramoto, Islam, Alam, Khan, and Sumida, 2012 * ''Hoplobatrachus occipitalis'' (Günther, 1858) * '' Hoplobatrachus rugulosus'' (Wiegmann, 1834) * ''Hoplobatrachus tigerinus ''Hoplobatrachus tigerinus'', commonly known as the Indian bullfrog, is a large species of fork-tongued frog found in South and Southeast Asia. A relatively large frog, it is normally green in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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