| Bangladeshi cricket frog | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Dicroglossidae |
| Genus: | Minervarya |
| Species: | M. asmati |
| Binomial name | |
| Minervarya asmati (Howlader, 2011) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Fejervarya asmati Howlader, 2011 | |
Minervarya asmati (Bangladeshi cricket frog) is a species of frogs found in the Chittagong and Dhaka, Bangladesh. Its type locality is on the University of Chittagong campus. It was described by Mohammad Sajid Ali Howlader in 2011.
Description
The species is characterized by a male snout–vent length (SVL) of 29.1–30.0 mm (1.15–1.18 in) and female SVL of 33.4 mm (1.31 in). Its basic colour varies from olive green to greenish brown. Males have a butterfly shaped vocal marking.
Behaviour
The species breeds in temporary pools. Male Minervarya asmati call for females; females prefer choruses rather than single or few calling males.
References
- Frost, Darrel R. (2014). "Zakerana asmati (Howlader, 2011)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
- "Success story of a frog prince: writes country's name afresh". bdnews24.com. 2 February 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
- ^ Howlader, M.S.A. (2011). "A new species of Fejervarya (Anura: Dicroglossidae) from Bangladesh" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2761: 41–50. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2761.1.3.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Fejervarya asmati | |