Minervarya

Minervarya
Minervarya sahyadris
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dicroglossidae
Subfamily: Dicroglossinae
Genus: Minervarya
Dubois, Ohler, and Biju, 2001
Type species
Minervarya sahyadris
Dubois, Ohler, and Biju, 2001
Species

2, see text.

Minervarya is a genus of frogs in the Dicroglossidae family endemic to India. Some authors argue that it is a synonym of Fejervarya because generic recognition of Minervarya may render Fejervarya paraphyletic.[1]

Species

The following two species are included in Minervarya:[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Minervarya Dubois, Ohler, and Biju, 2001". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
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