Microhyla sholigari
| Microhyla sholigari | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Microhylidae |
| Genus: | Microhyla |
| Species: | M. sholigari |
| Binomial name | |
| Microhyla sholigari Dutta & Ray, 2000[1] | |
Microhyla sholigari is a species of microhylid frog,[2] endemic to southern India.
Description
The frog was described from the Biligirirangan Hills in South India and is named after the Soliga tribal people living in the forests in and around these hills. The holotype is lodged with the Zoological Survey of India and was collected on the streambed of Bhargavi stream near Doddasampige (12° 27' N, 76° 11'E) at Biligirirangan Hills. Four paratypes were collected near the campus of Vivekananda Girijana Kalyana Kendra in the same hills[3]
References
- ↑ Dutta, Sushil K. and P. Ray (2000) Microhyla sholigari, a new species of microhylid frog (Anura: Microhylidae) from Karnataka, India. Hamadryad. 25(1)
- ↑ Biju et al. (2004). Microhyla sholigari. 2006. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Database entry includes a range map and justification for why this species is endangered
- ↑ Chandal, SK, Das, I & Dubois, A. (2000) Catalogue of Amphibian Types in the Collection of the Zoological Survey of India. Hamadryad25(2), pp. 100 – 128
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