Minervarya dhaka
Appearance
Minervarya dhaka | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Dicroglossidae |
Genus: | Zakerana |
Species: | Z. dhaka
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Binomial name | |
Zakerana dhaka (Howlader, 2016)
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Synonyms | |
Fejervarya dhaka Howlader, 2016 |
Zakerana dhaka is a species of frogs found in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Specimens have been collected from the campus of Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University in Dhaka and Mymensingh Division. It is closely related to Zakerana asmati.
Other geographically proximal species are Zakerana nepalensis, Zakerana pierrei, Zakerana syhadrensis, Zakerana teraiensis, and Zakerana asmati.
References
- Howlader MSA, Nair A, Merilä J (2016) A New Species of Frog (Anura: Dicroglossidae) Discovered from the Mega City of Dhaka. PLoS ONE 11(3): e0149597. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0149597