Minervarya andamanensis

Minervarya andamanensis
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Dicroglossidae
Genus:	Minervarya
Species:	M. andamanensis
Binomial name
	Minervarya andamanensis; (Stoliczka, 1870)
Synonyms
	Rana gracilis var. andamanensis Stoliczka, 1870; Rana limnocharis andamanensis Annandale, 1917; Rana (Fejervarya) andamanensis Dubois, 1984; Euphlyctis limnocharis andamanensis Poynton and Broadley, 1985; Limnonectes (Fejervarya) andamanensis Dubois, 1987 "1986"; Fejervarya andamanensis Iskandar, 1998; Minervarya andamanensis Sanchez, Biju, Islam, Hasan, Ohler, Vences, and Kurabayashi, 2018;

The Andaman frog, Andaman wart frog, Andaman rain-pool frog, Andamanese Mintervaryan frog, Andamanese cricket frog, or chestnut brown frog (Minervarya andamanensis) is a species of frog. It lives in Thailand and in India on the Andaman Islands and the Bay of Bengal.^[2]^[3]^[1]

Home

This frog lives in grassy places, mangrove forests, forests that have never been cut down, and forests that are growing back. People also see it in rice farms. Scientists saw this frog as high as 400 meters above sea level.^[1]

Scientists have seen this frog in two protected parks: Mount Harriet National Park, which is on South Andaman Island, and Rani Jhansi Marine National Park, which is in Ritchie's Archipelago, a group of islands.^[1]

Young

This frog lays eggs after monsoon rains. They lay eggs in pools of water that dry up later.^[1]

Danger

Scientists from the IUCN say this frog is not in danger of dying out. Human beings sometimes hit this frog on roads. Scientists found the dangerous fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis on the Andaman Islands and Nicobar Islands, so they think the disease chytridiomycosis could kill this frog.^[1]

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2023). "Andaman Wart Frog: Minervarya andamanensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T58265A166099128. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T58265A166099128.en. Retrieved July 16, 2025.
1 2 Frost, Darrel R. "Minervarya andamanensis (Stoliczka, 1870)". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved July 16, 2025.
↑ "Minervarya andamanensis (Stoliczka, 1870)". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved July 16, 2025.

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[IUCN-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2023). "Andaman Wart Frog: Minervarya andamanensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T58265A166099128. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T58265A166099128.en. Retrieved July 16, 2025.

[AMNH-2] 1 2 Frost, Darrel R. "Minervarya andamanensis (Stoliczka, 1870)". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved July 16, 2025.

[Amph-3] "Minervarya andamanensis (Stoliczka, 1870)". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved July 16, 2025.

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