Minervarya rufescens
| Minervarya rufescens | |
|---|---|
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| Minervarya rufescens from Madayippara, Kerala | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Dicroglossidae |
| Genus: | Minervarya |
| Species: | M. rufescens |
| Binomial name | |
| Minervarya rufescens (Jerdon, 1854) | |
| Synonyms | |
| Pyxicephalus rufescens Jerdon, 1854 | |
Minervarya rufescens (common names: Malabar wart frog, reddish burrowing frog, or rufescent burrowing frog) is a species of frog that is endemic to the Western Ghats, India. It occurs in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Goa, and Kerala states.[2] It is a locally common species associated with riparian and forest edge habitats in open and lightly degraded tropical moist semi-evergreen forests.[1]
References
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- ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. (2023). "Minervarya rufescens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T121371211A121371889. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T121371211A121371889.en. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
- ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Zakerana rufescens (Jerdon, 1854)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 15 February 2014.