Minervarya sauriceps

Minervarya sauriceps (lizard-headed frog or Mysore wart frog) is a species of frog that is endemic to the Western Ghats, India. It is only known from its type locality, Wattekole in Kodagu district, Karnataka state.[2]

Minervarya sauriceps
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dicroglossidae
Genus: Minervarya
Species:
M. sauriceps
Binomial name
Minervarya sauriceps
(Rao, 1937)
Synonyms

Rana sauriceps Rao, 1937
Fejervarya sauriceps (Rao, 1937)

References

  1. Biju, S.D.; Ravichandran, M.S.; Addoor, S. & Inger, R. (2004). "Zakerana sauriceps". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Zakerana sauriceps (Rao, 1937)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 15 February 2014.


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