Minervarya kalinga
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Dicroglossidae |
| Genus: | Minervarya |
| Species: | M. kalinga
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| Binomial name | |
| Minervarya kalinga (Raj, Dinesh, Das, Dutta, Kar, and Mohapatra, 2018)
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Minervarya kalinga, the Kalinga cricket frog or Kalinga rice frog, is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae. It is endemic to India.[2][3][1]
Habitat
[edit]This frog lives in several types of montane forests. It has been found in a specific secondary forest called Soppinabetta. Scientists have observed this frog between 500 and 1210 meters above sea level.[1]
Scientists recorded this frog in two protected places: Papikonda National Park and Satpura Tiger Reserve.[1]
Reproduction
[edit]This frog lays eggs at the edges of streams, in paddy fields, and in ditches and swamps.[1]
Threats
[edit]The IUCN classifies this frog as least concern of extinction. In the Eastern Ghats, it is subject to habitat loss in favor of slash-and burn architecture. In other areas, bauxite mining causes habitat loss.[1]
Original description
[edit]- Raj P; Dinesh KP; Sas A; Dutta SK; Kar NB; Mohapatra PP (2018). "Two new species of cricket frogs of the genus Fejervarya Bolkay, 1915 (Anura: Dicroglossidae) from the Peninsular India". Records of the Zoological Survey of India (Abstract and references). 118: 1–21. doi:10.26515/rzsi/v118/i1/2018/121436. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2023). "Kalinga Cricket Frog: Minervarya kalinga". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T165116619A166116941. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T165116619A166116941.en. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
- ^ a b Frost, Darrel R. "Minervarya kalinga (Raj, Dinesh, Das, Dutta, Kar, and Mohapatra, 2018)". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
- ^ "Minervarya kalinga (Raj, Dinesh, Das, Dutta, Kar, and Mohapatra, 2018)". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved July 17, 2025.
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