Minervarya agricola
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Dicroglossidae |
| Genus: | Minervarya |
| Species: | M. agricola
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| Minervarya agricola (Jerdon, 1853)
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Minervarya agricola (common name: common Indian cricket frog) is a species of frog that is native to Indian subcontinent.[1] Earlier identified as M. granosa and Zakerana syhadrensis due to large distribution, the species was classified as a separate species in 2019.[2]
Distribution
[edit]It is a widespread species in Indian subcontinent, and found in India, Sri Lanka and Nepal.[3]
Ecology
[edit]It occupies a wide range of habitats from flooded fields and human habitation in the plains to the wet forests on the hills.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Minervarya agricola". Amphibia Web. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
- ^ "Minervarya agricola". Amphibian Species of the World. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
- ^ a b "On the taxonomic status of Minervarya granosa (Kuramoto, Joshy, Kurabayashi & Sumida, 2008) and the distribution of M. agricola (Jerdon, 1853) Amphibia: Anura: Dicroglossidae" (PDF). Asian Journal of Conservation Biology, July 2019. Vol. 8 No. 1, pp. 84-87. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
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