Zakerana dhaka
Zakerana dhaka is a species of frogs found in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Specimens have been collected from the campus of Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University in Dhaka and also from Mymensingh Division.
| Zakerana dhaka | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Dicroglossidae |
| Genus: | Zakerana |
| Species: | Z. dhaka |
| Binomial name | |
| Zakerana dhaka (Howlader, 2016) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Fejervarya dhaka Howlader, 2016 | |
Other geographically proximal species are Zakerana nepalensis, Zakerana pierrei, Zakerana syhadrensis, Zakerana teraiensis, and Zakerana asmati.[1]
Discovery
It was discovered in 2016 in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh and a megacity. The particular frog was established to be a separate species using two mitochondrial DNA genes (12S rRNA and 16S rRNA), by research supported by the "Ecological Genetics Research Unit" in the Department of Biosciences of the University of Helsinki, Finland.[1]
See also
References
- Howlader, Mohammad Sajid Ali; Nair, Abhilash; Merilä, Juha (2016-03-02). "A New Species of Frog (Anura: Dicroglossidae) Discovered from the Mega City of Dhaka". PLOS ONE. 11 (3): e0149597. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0149597. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 4801011. PMID 26934699.
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