Minervarya rufescens
| Minervarya rufescens | |
|---|---|
| Minervarya rufescens from Madayippara, Kerala | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Dicroglossidae |
| Genus: | Minervarya |
| Species: | M. rufescens |
| Binomial name | |
| Minervarya rufescens (Jerdon, 1854) | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Pyxicephalus rufescens Jerdon, 1854 | |
Minervarya rufescens (common names: Malabar wart frog, reddish burrowing frog, or rufescent burrowing frog) is a species of frog that is endemic to the Western Ghats, India. It occurs in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Goa, and Kerala states. It is a locally common species associated with riparian and forest edge habitats in open and lightly degraded tropical moist semi-evergreen forests.