Ramanella
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Ramanella is a genus of microhylid
Microhylidae
Microhylidae is a geographically widespread family of frogs. There are 413 species in 69 genera and nine subfamilies, which is the largest number of genera of any frog family.-Description:...

 frog
Frog
Frogs are amphibians in the order Anura , formerly referred to as Salientia . Most frogs are characterized by a short body, webbed digits , protruding eyes and the absence of a tail...

s from India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

 and Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...

. 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.

Species

  • Ramanella anamalaiensis
    Ramanella anamalaiensis
    Ramanella anamalaiensis is a species of narrow-mouthed frog found in South India. The holotype was discovered at the Base of Anamalai hills, Coimbatore district in the southern Western Ghats. The holotype is missing and the status of the species was uncertain till 2010...

    (Rao, 1937)
  • Ramanella minor
    Ramanella minor
    Ramanella minor is a species of narrow-mouthed frog found in India....

    (Rao, 1937)
  • Ramanella montana
    Ramanella montana
    Jerdon's Narrow-mouthed Frog is a species of Microhylid frog found in the Western Ghats of India.- Description :The frogs of the genus Ramanella are small and characteristically have discs on their fingers but lack them on the toes. The toes have some webbing...

    (Jerdon, 1854)
  • Ramanella mormorata
    Ramanella mormorata
    Ramanella mormorata is a species of narrow-mouthed frog found in India....

    (Rao, 1937)
  • Ramanella nagaoi
    Ramanella nagaoi
    Ramanella nagaoi is a species of frog in the Microhylidae family.It is endemic to Sri Lanka.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-Source:* Manamendra-Arachchi, K. & de Silva, A. 2004. . Downloaded on 23 July 2007....

    (Manamendra-Arachchi & Pethiyagoda, 2001)
  • Ramanella obscura
    Ramanella obscura
    Ramanella obscura is a species of frog in the Microhylidae family.It is endemic to Sri Lanka.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montanes, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marches, rural gardens, and heavily degraded...

    (Günther, 1864)
  • Ramanella palmata
    Ramanella palmata
    Ramanella palmata is a species of frog in the Microhylidae family.It is endemic to Sri Lanka.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:...

    (Parker, 1934)
  • Ramanella triangularis
    Ramanella triangularis
    Ramanella triangularis is a species of narrow-mouthed frog found in India....

    (Günther, 1876)
  • Ramanella variegata
    Ramanella variegata
    Ramanella variegata sometimes called the termite nest frog, variable ramanella or white-bellied pug snout frog is a species of narrow-mouthed frog found in India and Sri Lanka. They are seen mostly in the monsoon season when they may enter homes...

    (Stoliczka, 1872)
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