Minervarya Explained

Minervarya is a genus of frogs in the family Dicroglossidae from south Asia (Sri Lanka, the Indian subcontinent including Pakistan, Nepal, and Bangladesh), and Nepal and Bhutan. They are also known as cricket frogs or rice frogs.^[1]

Taxonomy

The genus Minervarya was erected to resolve the paraphyly of the genus Fejervarya which until 2022, encompassed the species now found in Minervarya. This split was originally proposed in 2018 using the name Zakerana, which is now recognised as a junior synonym to the name Minervarya.^[2]

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Minervarya:

• Minervarya agricola
• Minervarya andamanensis
• Minervarya asmati
• Minervarya brevipalmata
• Minervarya cepfi
• Minervarya charlesdarwini
• Minervarya chiangmaiensis
• Minervarya chilapata
• Minervarya goemchi
• Minervarya gomantaki
• Minervarya greenii
• Minervarya kadar
• Minervarya kalinga
• Minervarya keralensis
• Minervarya kirtisinghei
• Minervarya krishnan
• Minervarya manoharani
• Minervarya marathi
• Minervarya muangkanensis
• Minervarya mysorensis
• Minervarya neilcoxi
• Minervarya nepalensis
• Minervarya nicobariensis
• Minervarya nilagirica
• Minervarya pentali
• Minervarya pierrei
• Minervarya rufescens
• Minervarya sahyadris
• Minervarya sengupti
• Minervarya syhadrensis
• Minervarya teraiensis

Notes and References

1. Kurabayashi, Atsushi. Sanchez, Eugenia. Kurabayashi, Atsushi. Biju, S.D.. Islam, Mohammed M.. Hasan, Mahmudul. 2018. Phylogeny and classification of fejervaryan frogs (Anura: Dicroglossidae). Salamandra. 54. 1. 109–116.
2. Web site: Minervarya Dubois, Ohler, and Biju, 2001 Amphibian Species of the World . 2022-11-09 . amphibiansoftheworld.amnh.org.