Minervarya teraiensis (Dubois, 1984)
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 teraiensis (Terai cricket frog or Terai wart(y) frog) is a species of frog that is found in southern Nepal, adjacent Sikkim and northeastern India, and southeastern and central Bangladesh. It has recently been reported also from Bhutan. It is a common species associated with open grasslands, often found close to permanent pools and streams.
Wikipedia contributors, Minervarya teraiensis; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T17:15:07.541656+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Minervarya teraiensis (Dubois, 1984)
- Name authority
- (Dubois, 1984)
- 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 teraiensis (Dubois, 1984)
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 |
|---|---|
| Fejervarya teraiensis (Dubois, 1984) (Dubois, 1984) | synonym |
| Rana teraiensis Dubois, 1984 Dubois, 1984 | synonym |
| Zakerana dhaka Howlader, Nair & Merilä, 2016 Howlader, Nair & Merilä, 2016 | synonym |
| Zakerana teraiensis (Dubois, 1984) (Dubois, 1984) | synonym |
| Fejervarya dhaka (Howlader, Nair & Merilä, 2016) (Howlader, Nair & Merilä, 2016) | synonym |
| Minervarya dhaka (Howlader, Nair & Merilä, 2016) (Howlader, Nair & Merilä, 2016) | synonym |
| Limnonectes teraiensis (Dubois, 1984) (Dubois, 1984) | 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=1104766 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:43JBH. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.