Zakerana murthii

Zakerana murthii
Conservation status
	; Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Dicroglossidae
Genus:	Zakerana
Species:	Z. murthii
Binomial name
	Zakerana murthii; (Pillai, 1979)
Synonyms
	Rana murthii Pillai, 1979; Fejervarya murthii (Pillai, 1979);

Zakerana murthii (common names: Ghats wart frog, Murthy's frog) is a critically endangered species of frog that is endemic to the Western Ghats in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka states, India. It resembles Zakerana greenii.[2] It is a little-known species from tropical moist forests.[1]

References

Biju, S.D.; Dutta, S. & Ravichandran, M.S. (2016). "Fejervarya murthii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T58278A91234248. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T58278A91234248.en.
Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Zakerana murthii (Pillai, 1979)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 15 February 2014.

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[IUCN-1] Biju, S.D.; Dutta, S. & Ravichandran, M.S. (2016). "Fejervarya murthii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T58278A91234248. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T58278A91234248.en.

[frost-2] Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Zakerana murthii (Pillai, 1979)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 15 February 2014.