Ranixalidae
| Ranixalidae | |
|---|---|
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| Walkerana phrynoderma | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Clade: | Ranoidea |
| Family: | Ranixalidae Dubois, 1987 |
| Genera | |
Ranixalidae is a group of frogs. People call them leaping frogs[1][2] or Indian frogs in English.[3] They live in central and southern India, for example in the Western Ghat mountains.[1][2][3] These mountains are in the Indian states of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu.[4] Ranixalidae frogs also live in Maharashtra,[5] Goa,[6] Karnataka, and Kerala.[7] Many of these frogs live in Goa and Maharashtra, and many live in Karnataka and Kerala, where there are other frogs in Indirana.[8]
Scientists say the two groups of frogs in Ranixalidae, Indirana and Walkerana, became different from each other around 58.4 million years ago.[9]
Genera[change | change source]
There are two genera[1][3] with 18 species:[1]
- Indirana Laurent, 1986 — 14 species
- Walkerana Dahanukar, Modak, Krutha, Nameer, Padhye, and Molur, 2016 — 4 species
AmphibiaWeb says there are 15 species (because Indirana tenuilingua, a nomen inquirendum, is listed) and three (Walkerana muduga Dinesh et al., 2020 not (yet) listed).[3]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Frost, Darrel R. (2020). "Ranixalidae Dubois, 1987". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Vitt, Laurie J. & Caldwell, Janalee P. (2014). Herpetology: An Introductory Biology of Amphibians and Reptiles (4th ed.). Academic Press. p. 503.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Ranixalidae". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. 2020. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
- ↑ Centre, UNESCO World Heritage. "Western Ghats". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
- ↑ Padhye, A. D.; Modak, N.; Dahanukar, N. (2014-09-26). "Indirana chiravasi, a new species of Leaping Frog (Anura: Ranixalidae) from Western Ghats of India". Journal of Threatened Taxa. 6 (10): 6293–6312. doi:10.11609/JoTT.o4068.6293-312. ISSN 0974-7907.
- ↑ Modak, Nikhil; Dahanukar, Neelesh; Gosavi, Ninad; Padhye, Anand D. (2015-07-25). "Indirana salelkari, a new species of leaping frog (Anura: Ranixalidae) from Western Ghats of Goa, India". Journal of Threatened Taxa. 7 (9): 7493–7509. doi:10.11609/JoTT.o4262.7493-509. ISSN 0974-7907.
- ↑ Garg, Sonali; Biju, S. D. (2016-11-16). "Molecular and Morphological Study of Leaping Frogs (Anura, Ranixalidae) with Description of Two New Species". PLOS ONE. 11 (11): e0166326. Bibcode:2016PLoSO..1166326G. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0166326. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 5112961. PMID 27851823.
- ↑ Garg, Sonali; Biju, S. D. (2016-11-16). "Molecular and Morphological Study of Leaping Frogs (Anura, Ranixalidae) with Description of Two New Species". PLOS ONE. 11 (11): e0166326. Bibcode:2016PLoSO..1166326G. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0166326. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 5112961. PMID 27851823.
- ↑ "Indirana yadera Dahanukar, Modak, Krutha, Nameer, Padhye, & Molur, 2016". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved May 28, 2024.