Kingdom Animalia Order Anura Genus Zakerana Higher classification Fejervarya | Phylum Chordata Family Dicroglossidae Scientific name Fejervarya nilagirica Rank Species | |
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Similar Zakerana murthii, Fejervarya, Zakerana greenii, Frog, Amphibians | ||
Zakerana nilagirica (Nilgiris wart frog or Nilgiri frog) is a species of frog that is endemic to the Western Ghats, India. It is known from Nilgiri mountains in Tamil Nadu and Wayanad district in Karnataka. It is known with certainty only from the two aforementioned localities, but it is locally common. It is associated with stagnant and running waters in disturbed forests and cultivated areas adjacent to forests.
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