Minervarya nilagirica

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
Male vocalizing
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Dicroglossidae
Genus:	Minervarya
Species:	M. nilagirica
Binomial name
Minervarya nilagirica (Jerdon, 1853)
Synonyms[2]
List Fejervarya mudduraja Kuramoto, Joshy, Kurabayashi, and Sumida, 2008 "2007" Fejervarya murthii (Pillai, 1979) Fejervarya nilagiricus (Jerdon, 1853) Minervarya mudduraja (Kuramoto, Joshy, Kurabayashi, and Sumida, 2008) Minervarya murthii (Pillai, 1979) Rana limnocharis nilagirica Annandale, 1917 Rana murthii Pillai, 1979 Rana nilagirica Jerdon, 1853 Zakerana mudduraja (Kuramoto, Joshy, Kurabayashi, and Sumida, 2008) Zakerana murthii (Pillai, 1979) Zakerana nilagirica (Jerdon, 1853)

Description

Minervarya nilagirica has a relatively large size compared to the other species in its genus.^[4]

Habitat and distribution

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]