Minervarya marathi

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)
Synonyms
	Fejervarya marathi Phuge, Dinesh, Bhakare, Andhale and Pandit 2019;

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]

Etymology

The frog is named after the local language, Marathi.[4]

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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.
"A new species of cricket frog discovered in Pune after a century". Research Matters. 2019-01-16. Retrieved 2019-02-05.
"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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[1] 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.

[2] "A new species of cricket frog discovered in Pune after a century". Research Matters. 2019-01-16. Retrieved 2019-02-05.

[3] "New species of cricket frog discovered by Pune-based zoologists". Hindustan Times. 2019-01-13. Retrieved 2019-02-05.

[4] 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.