Zakerana murthii

Zakerana murthii
Scientific classification
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. 1 2 Biju, S.D.; Dutta, S. & Ravichandran, M.S. (2016). "Fejervarya murthii". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2016: e.T58278A91234248. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T58278A91234248.en. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  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.


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