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Species of amphibian From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Minervarya nilagirica, commonly known as Nilgiris wart frog, or Nilgiris frog, is a species of frog that is endemic to India.[3]
Nilgiris wart frog | |
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Male vocalizing | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Amphibia |
Order: | Anura |
Family: | Dicroglossidae |
Genus: | Minervarya |
Species: | M. nilagirica |
Binomial name | |
Minervarya nilagirica (Jerdon, 1853) | |
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Minervarya nilagirica has a relatively large size compared to the other species in its genus.[4]
It is found along roadsides and around wetlands excepting wet paddy fields.[4] It is found from Karnataka to Tamil Nadu, and Kerala, in the Western and Eastern Ghats of India, at 800-1600 m elevation.[3]
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