Minervarya mudduraja

Minervarya mudduraja (common names: Muddu Raja fejervarya, Mudduraja cricket frog) is a species of frogs that is endemic to the Western Ghats, India.[1][2] It is named after the 17th century ruler Muddu Raja who founded Madikeri.[2]

Mudduraja cricket frog
Male vocalizing
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dicroglossidae
Genus: Minervarya
Species:
M. mudduraja
Binomial name
Minervarya mudduraja
(Kuramoto, Joshy, Kurabayashi, and Sumida, 2008)
Synonyms[1]
  • Fejervarya mudduraja Kuramoto, Joshy, Kurabayashi, and Sumida, 2008 "2007"
  • Zakerana mudduraja (Kuramoto, Joshy, Kurabayashi, and Sumida, 2008)

Description

Minervarya mudduraja is a relatively large species among Minervarya from central Western Ghats. The species was described based on a female adult specimen as the holotype and three additional females as the paratypes.[2] The mean snout to vent length of females is 45 mm (1.8 in) (range 38–54 mm); longitudinal dermal ridges are found on the dorsum and are often arranged in four rows with an inverted V shaped ridge at the center; snout is pointed in dorsal and ventral views; head is wider than long; tympanum is large and distinct.[2]

Habitat and distribution

It is found along roadsides and around wetlands excepting wet paddy fields.[2] It is currently known from Mudigere and Madikeri in Karnataka.[1]

References
  1. Frost, Darrel R. (2018). "Minervarya mudduraja (Kuramoto, Joshy, Kurabayashi, and Sumida, 2008)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  2. Kuramoto, M.; Joshy, S. H.; Kurabayashi, A.; Sumida, M. (2007). "The genus Fejervarya (Anura: Ranidae) in central Western Ghats, India, with descriptions of four new cryptic species" (PDF). Current Herpetology. 26 (2): 81–105. doi:10.3105/1881-1019(2007)26[81:TGFARI]2.0.CO;2.
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