Indian cricket frog
| Fejervarya limnocharis | |
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| A cricket frog from South India | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Dicroglossidae |
| Genus: | Fejervarya |
| Species: | F. limnocharis |
| Binomial name | |
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Fejervarya limnocharis (Gravenhorst, 1829) |
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| Synonyms | |
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Rana limnocharis Gravenhorst, 1829 |
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Rana limnocharis Gravenhorst, 1829
Limonectes limnocharis (Gravenhorst, 1829)
Rana wasl Annandale, 1917
Fejervarya limnocharis is a species of frog found widely distributed in South Asia. It is known under many common names, including Indian cricket frog, Boie's wart frog, rice field frog, and Asian grass frog. Molecular studies of the species complex suggest that there may be multiple species involved.
The following description is from Boulenger:
This species measures 2–5 cm (0.8–2.0 in) from snout to vent.
The species forms a complex with several genetic variants that may represent multiple species.
A widely distributed species, extending from China and Southern Japan, throughout India, Sri Lanka, and Burma to the Malay Peninsula and Archipelago. In the Himalayas (Sikkim) it occurs up to 7,000 ft (2,100 m). Stoliczka observed that it usually does not hesitate to take to the sea or brackish water. In Pakistan it occurs in the Indus drainage from the delta north at least to Rawalpindi. It has also been introduced to Guam.
According to the Amphibian Species of the World, records outside Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Burma, Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam are almost certainly representing other species.
Fejervarya limnocharis is one of the few frog species commonly found in oil palm plantations in Malaysia, in addition to Microhyla heymonsi and Hylarana erythraea.
Fejervarya limnocharis is commonly sold as food in Southeast Asia, including Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia. In Cambodia, it is frequently collected for human consumption, along with Hoplobatrachus rugulosus, Glyphoglossus molossus, Kaloula pulchra, Duttaphrynus melanostictus, and Pelophylax lateralis (with P. lateralis found only north of the Mekong River in localities such as Snuol District, Kratie Province).
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