Zakerana rufescens
| Zakerana rufescens | |
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| Zakerana rufescens from Madayippara, Kerala | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Dicroglossidae |
| Genus: | Zakerana |
| Species: | Z. rufescens |
| Binomial name | |
| Zakerana rufescens (Jerdon, 1854) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Pyxicephalus rufescens Jerdon, 1854 | |
Zakerana rufescens (common names: Malabar wart frog, reddish burrowing frog, or rufescent burrowing frog) is a species of frog that is endemic to the Western Ghats, India. It occurs in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Goa, and Kerala states.[2] It is a locally common species associated with riparian and forest edge habitats in open and lightly degraded tropical moist semi-evergreen forests.[1]
References
- 1 2 Biju, S.D., Dutta, S., & Padhye, A. (2009). "Zakerana rufescens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
- ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Zakerana rufescens (Jerdon, 1854)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
Color variations of Zakerana rufescens
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