Minervarya nicobariensis (Stoliczka, 1870) - Nicobar Cricket Frog

Subspecies in India

This is also known as the Nicobar Frog.

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This species is very rare and endemic to the central and northern Nicobar Islands in India. It mostly inhabits grasslands, coastal wetlands, and the littoral zone. It breeds by larval development in the rainwater puddles.

Conservation Status:

This species is listed as Endangered in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (https://www.iucnredlist.org/).

According to the IUCN Red List assessment, the population of this species is declining, and its current population size is unknown. Its Extent of Occurrence is less than 5,000 sq km, with a severely fragmented distribution. The threat to its persistence comes from habitat degradation due to large-scale coconut tree plantations and natural calamities.

StateJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNo date
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Daman & Diu
Delhi
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Paschimbanga
Pondicherry
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
Total

S.P. Vijayakumar. 2008. Fejervarya nicobariensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008: e.T136049A4241941. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T136049A4241941.en. Accessed on 27 November 2020.

Page citation

Anonymous 2025. Minervarya nicobariensis (Stoliczka, 1870) – Nicobar Cricket Frog. In Gosavi, N., A. Bayani, and K. Kunte (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 1.05. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.indianamphibians.org/minervarya-nicobariensis, accessed 2025/02/18.