Minervarya marathi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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]

References

  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. S2CID 58663234.
  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.


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