Zakerana sauriceps

Zakerana sauriceps
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Dicroglossidae
Subfamily: Dicroglossinae
Genus: Zakerana
Species: Z. sauriceps
Binomial name
Zakerana sauriceps
(Rao, 1937)
Synonyms

Rana sauriceps Rao, 1937
Fejervarya sauriceps (Rao, 1937)

Zakerana sauriceps (lizard-headed frog or Mysore wart frog) is a species of frog that is endemic to the Western Ghats, India. It is only known from its type locality, Wattekole in Kodagu district, Karnataka state.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Biju, S.D.; Ravichandran, M.S.; Addoor, S. & Inger, R. (2004). "Zakerana sauriceps". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  2. ↑ Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Zakerana sauriceps (Rao, 1937)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 15 February 2014.


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