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Scientific Name: Minervarya nepalensis

Synonym: Fejervarya nepalensis, Rana nepalensis (Currently unaccepted)

English Name: Nepal Wart Frog
Local/Bangla Name: Nepali Jhijhi Bang (নেপালি ঝিঁঝিঁ ব্যাঙ)
Amphibian : Minervarya nepalensis

Photo: India Biodiversity Portal (2024)

Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dicroglossidae
Description:
It is a small-sized frog. The head is slightly longer with a pointed snout. The dorsal skin is smooth and grey to greyish-brown with four longitudinal folds made up of oblong tubercles. A narrow, distinct cream-colored or whitish-yellow mid-dorsal line extends from the back of the head to the vent. The ventral surface is whitish. The fingers are free of webbing, and the toes are three-fourths webbed.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
It inhabits forest floors, freshwater wetlands, ponds, paddy fields, ditches, canals etc. It is distributed widely throughout Bangladesh.
Environment:
Freshwater, terrestrial
Main References:

Rahman M, Nneji LM, Hossain M, Nishikawa K, Habib K (2021) Diversity and distribution of amphibians in central and northwest Bangladesh, with an updated checklist for the country. Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity. 15. 147-156. 10.1016/j.japb.2021.12.002.

Other References:

IUCN Bangladesh (2015) Red List of Bangladesh Volume 4: Reptiles and Amphibians. IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature, Bangladesh Country Office, Dhaka, Bangladesh, pp. xvi+320.

Jahan IJ, Paul E, Mollik A, Sultana N & Roy K (2017) Anuran diversity in Bhawal National Park, Gazipur, Bangladesh. Reptiles & Amphibians, 24(1), 36-42.

India Biodiversity Portal (2024) Minervarya nepalensis. https://indiabiodiversity.org. Accessed 14 July, 2024

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