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Minervarya charlesdarwini (vernacular name: Charles Darwin's frog) is a species of frogs in the family Dicroglossidae. It is endemic to the Andaman Islands , India , and is known from the South Andaman Island , Long Island , and North Andaman Island .
Microhyla chakrapanii is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae, the narrow-mouthed frogs.It is endemic to the Andaman Islands. [2] [3] It is also known as the Mayabunder rice frog, Chakrapani's narrow-mouthed frog, and bilateral banded frog. [2]
Minervarya andamanensis, commonly known as the Andaman frog, chestnut-brown frog, or Andaman wart frog [3] is a species of frog only found in the Andaman Islands, India. [1] [2] It has been regarded as a synonym of Limnonectes limnocharis, but is now considered a valid species. A related, unnamed species exists in western Thailand. [2]
It has 325 islands which cover an area of 6,408 km 2 (2,474 sq mi), [39] with the Andaman Sea to the east between the islands and the coast of Burma. [13] North Andaman Island is 285 kilometres (177 mi) south of Burma, although a few smaller Burmese islands are closer, including the three Coco Islands.
Rohanixalus is a genus of tree frogs in the family Rhacophoridae native to the Andaman islands and Indo-Burma region. [2] [3] The genus was established in 2020 by Indian herpetologist S.D. Biju of the University of Delhi and his colleagues. [1] The genus comprises eight species. [2]
Cuthbert Bay Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary situated in the Indian Union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. [1] It is located on the eastern coast of the Middle Andaman Islands. [2] It covers an area of 5.8 square kilometres (2.2 sq mi). [3] It was established in 1997. [4]
The islands are grouped into two main clusters: the northern Andaman Islands and the southern Nicobar Islands, separated by a 150 km (93 mi) wide channel. The capital and largest city of the territory, Port Blair (officially Sri Vijaya Puram), is located approximately 1,190 km (740 mi) from Chennai and 1,255 km (780 mi) from Kolkata in mainland ...
First reported in October 2011, [11] H. tigerinus has become a major threat to the fauna of the Andaman Islands. Larger than native frogs, it can easily consume large numbers of them, along with reptiles such as the Andaman worm snake and Andaman day gecko, as well as centipedes.