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Zakerana murthii

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Zakerana murthii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dicroglossidae
Genus: Zakerana
Species:
Z. murthii
Binomial name
Zakerana murthii
(Pillai, 1979)
Synonyms
  • Rana murthii Pillai, 1979
  • Fejervarya murthii (Pillai, 1979)

Zakerana murthii (common names: Ghats wart frog, Murthy's frog) is a critically endangered species of frog that is endemic to the Western Ghats in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka states, India. It resembles Zakerana greenii.[2] It is a little-known species from tropical moist forests.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Biju, S.D.; Dutta, S.; Ravichandran, M.S. (2016). "Fejervarya murthii". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016. IUCN: e.T58278A91234248. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T58278A91234248.en. Retrieved 11 January 2018. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |last-author-amp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Zakerana murthii (Pillai, 1979)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 15 February 2014.