''Minervarya nilagirica'', commonly known as Nilgiris wart frog, or Nilgiris frog, is a species of
frog
A frog is any member of a diverse and largely semiaquatic group of short-bodied, tailless amphibian vertebrates composing the order (biology), order Anura (coming from the Ancient Greek , literally 'without tail'). Frog species with rough ski ...
that is
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also foun ...
to India.
Description
''Minervarya nilagirica'' has a relatively large size compared to the other species in its genus.
Habitat and distribution
It is found along roadsides and around wetlands excepting wet paddy fields.
It is found from Karnataka to Tamil Nadu, and Kerala, in the
Western
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Places
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*Western, New York, a town in the US
*Western Creek, Tasmania, a locality in Australia
*Western Junction, Tasmania, a locality in Australia
*Western world, countries that id ...
and
Eastern Ghats
The Eastern Ghats is a mountain range that stretches along the East Coast of India, eastern coast of the Indian peninsula. Covering an area of , it traverses the states and union territories of India, states of Odisha, Telangana, Andhra Prade ...
of India, at 800-1600 m elevation.
References
External links
AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation
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Frogs of India
Fauna of Karnataka
Amphibians described in 2008
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