Minervarya syhadrensis (Annandale, 1919)
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.
Long-legged cricket frog, from Devihasol, Rajapur, Maharashtra
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Open encyclopedia reference
Minervarya syhadrensis, commonly known as long-legged cricket frog, Syhadra frog, Bombay wart frog, and many others, is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae found in India, Bangladesh, and Nepal at low to moderate elevations. It is the type species of genus Minervarya. In view of its wide distribution and stable population trend, IUCN assessors listed it as Least Concern in 2009 and 2016.
Wikipedia contributors, Minervarya syhadrensis; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T17:14:12.045184+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Minervarya syhadrensis (Annandale, 1919)
- Name authority
- (Annandale, 1919)
- 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 syhadrensis (Annandale, 1919)
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 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 |
| Minervarya cepfi (Garg & Biju, 2017) | 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 |
|---|---|
| Euphlyctis syhadrensis (Annandale, 1919) (Annandale, 1919) | synonym |
| Fejervarya syhadrensis (Annandale, 1919) (Annandale, 1919) | synonym |
| Minervarya caperata (Kuramoto, Joshy, Kurabayashi & Sumida, 2008) (Kuramoto, Joshy, Kurabayashi & Sumida, 2008) | synonym |
| Rana syhadrensis Annandale, 1919 Annandale, 1919 | synonym |
| Zakerana caperata (Kuramoto, Joshy, Kurabayashi & Sumida, 2008) (Kuramoto, Joshy, Kurabayashi & Sumida, 2008) | synonym |
| Zakerana syhadrensis (Annandale, 1919) (Annandale, 1919) | synonym |
| Fejervarya caperata Kuramoto, Joshy, Kurabayashi & Sumida, 2008 Kuramoto, Joshy, Kurabayashi & Sumida, 2008 | synonym |
| Nyctibatrachus modestus Rao, 1920 Rao, 1920 | synonym |
| Nyctibatrachus sanctipalustris modestus Rao, 1920 Rao, 1920 | synonym |
| Fejervarya modesta (Rao, 1920) (Rao, 1920) | synonym |
| Limnonectes syhadrensis (Annandale, 1919) (Annandale, 1919) | synonym |
| Minervarya modesta (Rao, 1920) (Rao, 1920) | synonym |
| Rana limnocharis syhadrensis Annandale, 1919 Annandale, 1919 | 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=1104854 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.
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:43JBG. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.