Zakerana mudduraja
| Mudduraja cricket frog | |
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| Male vocalizing | |
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Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Dicroglossidae |
| Genus: | Zakerana |
| Species: | Z. mudduraja |
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Zakerana mudduraja (Kuramoto, Joshy, Kurabayashi & Sumida, 2008) |
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| Synonyms | |
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Fejervarya mudduraja Kuramoto, Joshy, Kurabayashi & Sumida, 2008 |
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Fejervarya mudduraja Kuramoto, Joshy, Kurabayashi & Sumida, 2008
Zakerana mudduraja (common names: Muddu Raja fejervarya, Mudduraja cricket frog) is a frog that is endemic to the Western Ghats. It is named after the 17th century ruler Muddu Raja who founded Madikeri.
Zakerana mudduraja is a relatively large species among Zakerana from central Western Ghats. Mean snout to vent length of females is 45 mm (1.8 in) (range 38–54 mm). It is a cryptic species that is difficult to identify by morphological traits alone; it was first distinguished based on analyses.
It is found along roadsides and around wetlands excepting wet paddy fields. It is currently known from Mudigere and Madikeri in Karnataka.
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