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Minervarya Agricola
''Minervarya agricola'' (common name: common Indian cricket frog) is a species of frog that is native to Indian subcontinent. Earlier identified as ''M. granosa'' and ''Zakerana syhadrensis'' due to large distribution, the species was classified as a separate species in 2019. Distribution It is a widespread species in Indian subcontinent, and found in India, Sri Lanka and Nepal. Ecology It occupies a wide range of habitats from flooded fields and human habitation in the plains to the wet forests on the hills. References agricola Frogs of Sri Lanka Amphibians described in 1853 {{dicroglossidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frog
A frog is any member of a diverse and largely Carnivore, carnivorous group of short-bodied, tailless amphibians composing the order (biology), order Anura (ανοὐρά, literally ''without tail'' in Ancient Greek). The oldest fossil "proto-frog" ''Triadobatrachus'' is known from the Early Triassic of Madagascar, but molecular clock, molecular clock dating suggests their split from other amphibians may extend further back to the Permian, 265 Myr, million years ago. Frogs are widely distributed, ranging from the tropics to subarctic regions, but the greatest concentration of species diversity is in tropical rainforest. Frogs account for around 88% of extant amphibian species. They are also one of the five most diverse vertebrate orders. Warty frog species tend to be called toads, but the distinction between frogs and toads is informal, not from Taxonomy (biology), taxonomy or evolutionary history. An adult frog has a stout body, protruding eyes, anteriorly-attached tongue, limb ... [...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] |
Frogs Of Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka is a tropical island situated close to the southern tip of India. It is situated in the middle of Indian Ocean. Because of being an island, Sri Lanka has rich endemic terrestrial and freshwater fauna, including vertebrates and several invertebrates. Amphibian *Phylum: Chordata *Class: Amphibia Amphibians are ectothermic vertebrates of the class Amphibia. They have soft glandular skin and live in all habitats of the world except for the ice caps. They complete an amphibious lifestyle where larval stages live in water and adults live on or closer to land. With their complex reproductive needs and permeable skins, amphibians are often ecological indicators. Sri Lanka is host to over 120 species of amphibians, of which over 90 species are endemic to the country. The 85% of endemicity ratio makes Sri Lanka the country which has the highest amphibian endemism in Asia. During the past decade many more new amphibians have been found in Sri Lanka. The first amphibian review ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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