Minervarya nicobariensis (Stoliczka, 1870)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Minervarya nicobariensis, the Nicobar frog or Nicobar cricket-frog, is a species of frog endemic to the Nicobar Islands of India. In the past it has been considered to be the same species as Fejervarya andamanensis from the neighbouring Andaman Islands, but is now regarded a valid species. It is restricted to the central and northern group of Nicobar Islands. It is relatively common in suitable habitat, particularly on Car Nicobar island. Its preferred habitat are grasslands, where the species breeds in the rainwater puddles. On Car Nicobar, it also occurs coastal wetlands and along newly cleared forest trails.
Wikipedia contributors, Minervarya nicobariensis; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T17:14:12.044655+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Minervarya nicobariensis (Stoliczka, 1870)
- Name authority
- (Stoliczka, 1870)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Amphibia
- Order
- Anura
- Family
- Dicroglossidae
- Genus
- Minervarya
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classAmphibia
- orderAnura
- familyDicroglossidae Anderson, 1871
- subfamilyDicroglossinae Anderson, 1871
- genusMinervarya Dubois, Ohler & Biju, 2001
- speciesMinervarya nicobariensis (Stoliczka, 1870)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Minervarya. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Minervarya neilcoxi (Garg & Biju, 2017) | DicroglossidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Minervarya rufescens (Jerdon, 1853) | DicroglossidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Minervarya sahyadris Dubois, Ohler & Biju, 2001 | DicroglossidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Minervarya syhadrensis (Annandale, 1919) | DicroglossidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Minervarya marathi (Phuge, Dinesh, Andhale, Bhakare & Pandit, 2019) | DicroglossidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Minervarya agricola (Jerdon, 1853) | DicroglossidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Minervarya chilapata Ohler, Deuti, Grosjean, Paul, Ayyaswamy, Ahmed & Dutta, 2009 | DicroglossidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Minervarya muangkanensis (Suwannapoom, Yuan, Jiang, Yan, Gao & Che, 2017) | DicroglossidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Minervarya asmati (Howlader, 2011) | DicroglossidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Minervarya krishnan (Raj, Dinesh, Das, Dutta, Kar & Mohapatra, 2018) | DicroglossidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Minervarya manoharani (Garg & Biju, 2017) | DicroglossidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Minervarya kalinga (Raj, Dinesh, Das, Dutta, Kar & Mohapatra, 2018) | DicroglossidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Rana gracilis nicobariensis Stoliczka, 1870 Stoliczka, 1870 | synonym |
| Lymnodytes nicobariensis (Stoliczka, 1870) (Stoliczka, 1870) | synonym |
| Fejervarya nicobariensis (Stoliczka, 1870) (Stoliczka, 1870) | synonym |
| Limnonectes nicobariensis (Stoliczka, 1870) (Stoliczka, 1870) | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=1095020 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:43JB7. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.