Ramanella

Ramanella
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

There are nine species:[2][4]

References

  1. Rao, C. R. N. & Ramanna, B, S. (1925) On a new genus of the Family Engystomatidae (Batrachia). Proc, Zool. Soc. London: 587-97.
  2. 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.
  3. Daniel, J C Field Guide to the Amphibians of Western India. Part 2. J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 60(3):25-37
  4. "Microhylidae". AmphibiaWeb: Information on amphibian biology and conservation. [web application]. Berkeley, California: AmphibiaWeb. 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2015.


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