Sphaerotheca is a genus of frogs in the family Dicroglossidae.[1][2] They can be found in South Asia.[1][3] Molecular data suggest that they are closely related to Fejervarya.[1] Ecologically, they are burrowing frogs.[3]
| Sphaerotheca | |
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| Sphaerotheca breviceps | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Dicroglossidae |
| Subfamily: | Dicroglossinae |
| Genus: | Sphaerotheca Günther, 1859 |
| Type species | |
| Sphaerotheca strigata Günther, 1859 "1858"
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| Species | |
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9, see text. | |
Species
editThere are currently 9 recognized species in Sphaerotheca:[1]
- Sphaerotheca bengaluru Deepak, Dinesh, Ohler, Shanker, Channakeshavamurthy & Ashadevi, 2020[4]
- Sphaerotheca breviceps (Schneider, 1799)
- Sphaerotheca dobsoni (Boulenger, 1882)
- Sphaerotheca leucorhynchus (Rao, 1937)
- Sphaerotheca maskeyi (Schleich and Anders, 1998)
- Sphaerotheca pluvialis (Jerdon, 1853)
- Sphaerotheca rolandae (Dubois, 1983)
- Sphaerotheca strachani (Murray, 1884)
- Sphaerotheca varshaabhu Deepak, Dinesh, Chetan Nag, Ohler, Shanker, Souza, Prasad, and Ashadevi, 2024[3][5]
The status of Sphaerotheca swani is disputed, with Deepak and colleagues (2024) arguing for its recognition[3] (as is done by AmphibiaWeb[2]), whereas it is considered a synonym of Sphaerotheca breviceps by the Amphibian Species of the World.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Frost, Darrel R. (2024). "Sphaerotheca Günther, 1859". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.2. American Museum of Natural History. doi:10.5531/db.vz.0001. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ a b "Dicroglossidae". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ a b c d Deepak, P.; Dinesh, K.P.; Nag, K.S. Chetan; Ohler, Annemarie; Shanker, Kartik; Souza, Princia D; Prasad, Vishal Kumar; Ashadevi, J.S. (2024). "Discovery and description of a new species of burrowing frog Sphaerotheca Günther, 1859 (Anura: Dicroglossidae) from the suburban landscapes of Bengaluru, India". Zootaxa. 5405 (3): 381–410. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5405.3.3.
- ^ Deepak, P.; Dinesh, K. P.; Ohler, Annemarie; Shanker, Kartik; Channakeshavamurthy, B. H.; Ashadevi, J. S. (2020-11-26). "A new species of Sphaerotheca Günther, 1859 (Anura: Dicroglossidae) from the degraded urban ecosystems of Bengaluru, Deccan Plateau, India". Zootaxa. 4885 (3): 423–436. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4885.3.6. PMID 33311271. S2CID 229174927.
- ^ "New species of burrowing frog named 'Sphaerotheca Varshaabhu' discovered in Bengaluru". NewsDrum. 31 January 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
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