Ramanella
| Ramanella | |
|---|---|
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| Ramanella variegata showing the dilated tips to the fingers alone | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Microhylidae |
| Subfamily: | Microhylinae |
| Genus: | Ramanella Rao & Ramanna, 1925[1] |
| Diversity | |
| 9 species (see text) | |
Ramanella is a genus of microhylid frogs from southeastern India and Sri Lanka.[2] Frogs in this genus are small and characteristically have discs on their fingers but lack them on the toes.
The three Indian species are identifiable as follows: Ramanella variegata has an immaculate white belly while montana and triangularis are marbled or brown below. R. triangularis has unwebbed toes while montana has the toes webbed.[3]
Species
- Ramanella anamalaiensis Rao, 1937
- Ramanella minor Rao, 1937
- Ramanella montana (Jerdon, 1854)
- Ramanella mormorata Rao, 1937
- Ramanella nagaoi Manamendra-Arachchi and Pethiyagoda, 2001
- Ramanella obscura (Günther, 1864)
- Ramanella palmata Parker, 1934
- Ramanella triangularis (Günther, 1876)
- Ramanella variegata (Stoliczka, 1872)
References
- ↑ Rao, C. R. N. & Ramanna, B, S. (1925) On a new genus of the Family Engystomatidae (Batrachia). Proc, Zool. Soc. London: 587-97.
- 1 2 Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Ramanella Rao and Ramanna, 1925". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
- ↑ Daniel, J C Field Guide to the Amphibians of Western India. Part 2. J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 60(3):25-37
- ↑ "Microhylidae". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
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