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Minervarya mysorensis
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Minervarya mysorensis
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Range
Endemic to India; type locality Jog, Shimoga district, Karnataka, and recently found south to Kerala
Minervarya mysorensis, the Mysore frog, is endemic to India. It is known from its type locality, Jog in Shimoga district, Karnataka, and has recently been found at locations south to Kerala (Wikipedia, general species account).
A 2021 phylogenetic study found it indistinguishable from three other species in the genus, M. parambikulamana, M. kudremukhensis and M. sauriceps, which have been folded into it as junior synonyms (Wikipedia, general species account).
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- Where is the Minervarya mysorensis found?
- Endemic to India; type locality Jog, Shimoga district, Karnataka, and recently found south to Kerala