Minervarya marathi
Minervarya marathi is a species of frog native to Maharashtra, India.[1] They live near areas of water like paddy fields and also grasslands.[2] The species was discovered by researchers from the Zoological Survey of India and Savitribai Phule Pune University.[3]
| Minervarya marathi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Dicroglossidae |
| Genus: | Minervarya |
| Species: | M. marathi |
| Binomial name | |
| Minervarya marathi (Phuge, Dinesh, Bhakare, Andhale and Pandit 2019) | |
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References
- Phuge, Samadhan; Dinesh, K. P.; Andhale, Ramnath; Bhakare, Kalyani; Pandit, Radhakrishna (2019-01-11). "A new species of Fejervarya Bolkay, 1915 (Anura: Dicroglossidae) from the northern Western Ghats parts of Maharashtra, India". Zootaxa. 4544 (2): 251–268. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4544.2.6. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 30647268.
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- "New species of cricket frog discovered by Pune-based zoologists". Hindustan Times. 2019-01-13. Retrieved 2019-02-05.
- Pskhun (2019-01-14). "Species New to Science: [Herpetology • 2019] Fejervarya marathi • A New Species of Fejervarya Bolkay, 1915 (Anura: Dicroglossidae) from the northern Western Ghats Parts of Maharashtra, India". Species New to Science. Retrieved 2019-02-05.
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