Minervarya andamanensis

The Andaman frog, Andaman wart frog, Andaman rain-pool frog, Andamanese Mintervaryan frog, Andamanese cricket frog, or chestnut brown frog (Minervarya andamanensis) is a species of frog. It lives in Thailand and in India on the Andaman Islands and the Bay of Bengal.

Home
This frog lives in grassy places, mangrove forests, forests that have never been cut down, and forests that are growing back. People also see it in rice farms. Scientists saw this frog as high as 400 meters above sea level.

Scientists have seen this frog in two protected parks: Mount Harriet National Park, which is on South Andaman Island, and Rani Jhansi Marine National Park, which is in Ritchie's Archipelago, a group of islands.

Young
This frog lays eggs after monsoon rains. They lay eggs in pools of water that dry up later.

Danger
Scientists from the IUCN say this frog is not in danger of dying out. Human beings sometimes hit this frog on roads. Scientists found the dangerous fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis on the Andaman Islands and Nicobar Islands, so they think the disease chytridiomycosis could kill this frog.

References

Category:Frogs of Asia
Category:Territory symbols of Andaman and Nicobar Islands