Zakerana nilagirica

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

Rana nilagirica Jerdon, 1854
Fejervarya nilagirica (Jerdon, 1854)

Zakerana nilagirica (Nilgiris wart frog or Nilgiri frog) is a species of frog that is endemic to the Western Ghats, India. It is known from Nilgiri mountains in Tamil Nadu and Wayanad district in Karnataka.[2] It is known with certainty only from the two aforementioned localities, but it is locally common. It is associated with stagnant and running waters in disturbed forests and cultivated areas adjacent to forests.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Biju, S.D.; Dutta, S. & Inger, R. (2004). "Zakerana nilagirica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Zakerana nilagirica (Jerdon, 1854)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
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