Zakerana pierrei

Zakerana pierrei
Zakerana pierrei from Dagana District, Bhutan
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dicroglossidae
Genus: Zakerana
Species: Z. pierrei
Binomial name
Zakerana pierrei
(Dubois, 1975)
Synonyms

Rana pierrei Dubois, 1975
Fejervarya pierrei (Dubois, 1975)

Zakerana pierrei (Pierre's wart frog, Pierre's cricket frog) is a species of frog in the Dicroglossidae family. It is found in Nepal, adjacent India, and eastern Bangladesh. It has recently been reported also from Bhutan.[2][3] It is a common species associated with paddy fields.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Shrestha, T.K. & Ohler, A. (2004). "Zakerana pierrei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Zakerana pierrei (Dubois, 1975)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  3. Wangyal, J. T. (2013). "New records of reptiles and amphibians from Bhutan". Journal of Threatened Taxa 5 (13): 4774–4783. doi:10.11609/JoTT.o3539.4774-83.
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