Zakerana rufescens

Zakerana rufescens
Zakerana rufescens from Madayippara, Kerala
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dicroglossidae
Subfamily: Dicroglossinae
Genus: Zakerana
Species: Z. rufescens
Binomial name
Zakerana rufescens
(Jerdon, 1854)
Synonyms

Pyxicephalus rufescens Jerdon, 1854
Fejervarya rufescens (Jerdon, 1854)

Zakerana rufescens (common names: Malabar wart frog, reddish burrowing frog, or rufescent burrowing frog) is a species of frog that is endemic to the Western Ghats, India. It occurs in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Goa, and Kerala states.[2] It is a locally common species associated with riparian and forest edge habitats in open and lightly degraded tropical moist semi-evergreen forests.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Biju, S.D.; Dutta, S. & Padhye, A. (2009). "Zakerana rufescens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Zakerana rufescens (Jerdon, 1854)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
Color variations of Zakerana rufescens
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