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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