Kalinga-rice frog
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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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| Minervarya kalinga (Raj, Dinesh, Das, Dutta, Kar, and Mohapatra, 2018)
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The Kalinga cricket frog or Kalinga rice frog (Minervarya kalinga/Fejervarya kalinga), is a species of frog in the family Dicroglossidae. It is endemic to India.[2][3][1]
Habitat
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
This frog lays eggs at the edges of streams, in paddy fields, and in ditches and swamps.[1]
Threats
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
- 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 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.
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