Minervarya marathi (Phuge, Dinesh, Andhale, Bhakare & Pandit, 2019)
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 marathi is a species of frog native to Maharashtra, India. They live near areas of water like paddy fields and also grasslands. The species was discovered by researchers from the Zoological Survey of India and Savitribai Phule Pune University.
Wikipedia contributors, Minervarya marathi; 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 marathi (Phuge, Dinesh, Andhale, Bhakare & Pandit, 2019)
- Name authority
- (Phuge, Dinesh, Andhale, Bhakare & Pandit, 2019)
- 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 marathi (Phuge, Dinesh, Andhale, Bhakare & Pandit, 2019)
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 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 |
|---|---|
| Fejervarya marathi Phuge, Dinesh, Andhale, Bhakare & Pandit, 2019 Phuge, Dinesh, Andhale, Bhakare & Pandit, 2019 | 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=1104959 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:6RLV4. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.