Minervarya nepalensis explained

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.^{[1] [2]} 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.

References

• Rasel, M.M.R., Hannan, M.A. and Howlader, M.S.A. 2007. Four new country records of Fejervarya Bolkay, 1915 (Amphibia: Anura: Dicroglossidae) from Bangladesh. Bonnoprani – Bangladesh Wildlife Bulletin 4(1-2): 1–3.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Zakerana nepalensis (Dubois, 1975) . Frost, Darrel R. . 2014 . Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0 . American Museum of Natural History . 15 February 2014.
2. Wangyal . J. T. . New records of reptiles and amphibians from Bhutan . 10.11609/JoTT.o3539.4774-83 . Journal of Threatened Taxa . 5 . 13 . 4774–4783. 2013 . free .