Minervarya nepalensis
Minervarya nepalensis (Nepal cricket frog or Nepal warty frog) is a small-sized frog native to northern and northeastern India, Bangladesh, and Nepal. It has recently been reported also from Bhutan. Having distinct and narrow middorsal line (MDL); indistinct skin fringe on outer side of 5th toe; relative finger length (RFL) is 2<1<4<3, 1st finger scarcely longer than 2nd; laterally dark and medially pale throat in males; body tubercles oblong, arranged in longitudinal folds; and snout jutting over jaw.
| Minervarya nepalensis | |
|---|---|
| Zakerana nepalensis from Samdrup Jongkhar District, Bhutan | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Dicroglossidae |
| Genus: | Minervarya |
| Species: | M. nepalensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Minervarya nepalensis (Dubois, 1975) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Rana nepalensis Dubois, 1975 | |
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