About Minervarya rufescens (Jerdon, 1853)
Common Names
Minervarya rufescens has common names including Malabar wart frog, reddish burrowing frog, and rufescent burrowing frog.
Geographic Distribution
This frog species is endemic to the Western Ghats region of India, where it occurs across the states of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Goa, and Kerala.
Population and Habitat
It is locally common, and is associated with riparian habitats and forest edges within open, lightly degraded tropical moist semi-evergreen forests.
