Minervarya andamanensis

Minervarya andamanensis, commonly known as the Andaman frog, chestnut-brown frog, or Andaman wart frog[3] is a species of frog only found in the Andaman Islands, India.[1][2] It has been regarded as a synonym of Limnonectes limnocharis, but is now considered a valid species. A related, unnamed species exists in western Thailand.[2]

Andaman Frog

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dicroglossidae
Genus: Minervarya
Species:
M. andamanensis
Binomial name
Minervarya andamanensis
(Stoliczka, 1870)[2]
Synonyms
  • Rana gracilis var. andamanensis Stoliczka, 1870
  • Rana limnocharis andamanensis Annandale, 1917
  • Rana (Fejervarya) andamanensis Dubois, 1984
  • Euphlyctis limnocharis andamanensis Poynton and Broadley, 1985
  • Limnonectes (Fejervarya) andamanensis Dubois, 1987
  • Fejervarya andamanensis (Stoliczka, 1870)

References
  1. Das, Indraneil; Vijayakumar, S.P. (2004). "Fejervarya andamanensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T58265A11758998. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T58265A11758998.en.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Fejervarya andamanensis (Stoliczka, 1870)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
  3. Fejervarya andamanensis, ASW 6.0


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