Minervarya brevipalmata

Minervarya brevipalmata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dicroglossidae
Genus: Minervarya
Species:
M. brevipalmata
Binomial name
Minervarya brevipalmata
(Peters, 1871)
Range of M. brevipalmata
Synonyms
  • Rana brevipalmata Peters, 1871
  • Limnonectes brevipalmatus (Peters, 1871)
  • Fejervarya brevipalmata (Peters, 1871)

Minervarya brevipalmata, commonly known as short-webbed frog, Peters' frog, and Pegu wart frog, is a species of frog found in the Western Ghats of southern India (Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala states).[2] M. brevipalmata is a little-known and uncommon grassland frog associated with waterlogged or marshy areas, but it has also been recorded from suitable wet patches of forest and lightly degraded former forest.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. (2023). "Minervarya brevipalmata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T58268A166099217. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T58268A166099217.en. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
  2. ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Zakerana brevipalmata (Peters, 1871)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 14 February 2014.


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