Biology:Ramanella
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| Ramanella | |
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| Ramanella variegata showing the dilated tips to the fingers alone | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| 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
References
- ↑ Rao, C. R. N. & Ramanna, B, S. (1925) On a new genus of the Family Engystomatidae (Batrachia). Proc, Zool. Soc. London: 587-97.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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. http://research.amnh.org/vz/herpetology/amphibia/Amphibia/Anura/Microhylidae/Microhylinae/Ramanella. 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. http://www.amphibiaweb.org/lists/Microhylidae.shtml. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
Wikidata ☰ Q581958 entry
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