Ramanella anamalaiensis (Anamalai Dot-Frog) is a species of narrow-mouthed frog

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:...

 found in South India

South India

South India is the area encompassing India's states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu as well as the union territories of Lakshadweep and Pondicherry, occupying 19.31% of India's area...

. The holotype

Holotype

A holotype is a single physical example of an organism, known to have been used when the species was formally described. It is either the single such physical example or one of several such, but explicitly designated as the holotype...

 was discovered at the Base of Anamalai hills, Coimbatore

Coimbatore

Coimbatore , also known as Kovai , is the second largest city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is a major commercial centre in Tamil Nadu and is known as the "Manchester of South India"....

 district in the southern Western Ghats

Western Ghats

The Western Ghats, Western Ghauts or the Sahyādri is a mountain range along the western side of India. It runs north to south along the western edge of the Deccan Plateau, and separates the plateau from a narrow coastal plain along the Arabian Sea. The Western Ghats block rainfall to the Deccan...

. The holotype is missing and the status of the species was uncertain till 2010. Until rediscovered in the Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary

Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary

Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary is a 285 km² Protected area in Chittur taluk in Palakkad district of Kerala state, South India. Established in 1973, it is in the Sungam range of hills between the Anaimalai Hills and Nelliampathy Hills.,, The Western Ghats, Anamalai Sub-Cluster, including all...

 in 2010, this frog was reported only once by C. R. Narayan Rao

C. R. Narayan Rao

C.R. Narayan Rao was an Indian zoologist and herpetologist.Born in Coimbatore, he studied in Bellary and at the Madras Christian College under Professor Henderson who headed the department of zoology. After obtaining his graduate and post-graduate degrees and a gold medal for proficiency, he...

in 1937.

Description

Multiple populations of this species were located by S.P Vijayakumar, Anil Zachariah, David Raju, Sachin Rai and S.D. Biju in different habitats within Parambikulam Tiger Reserve in Kerala and Tamil Nadu. This frog exhibits a light to dark-brown dorsum with two yellow lines and scattered yellow spots. The underside of the body is brown with scattered white spots, giving it the common name 'Anamalai Dot-Frog'. This frog calls loudly during the monsoon season. It hides under stones and logs on the forest floor or within tree holes during the rest of the year.

External sources

• http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.arkive.org/media/02/020FDF7B-C2A8-4105-9879-BA35D06A65EF/Presentation.Large/Ramanella-anamalaiensis-on-leaf.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.arkive.org/ramanella/ramanella-anamalaiensis/&usg=__YdTwFUabrpvrVvcLrxty4arxo58=&h=405&w=650&sz=77&hl=en&start=1&sig2=sNL_kArAKPUPIEtRepIDtw&zoom=1&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=AEfj5EDVjC0uWM:&tbnh=85&tbnw=137&prev=/images%3Fq%3DRamanella%2Banamalaiensis%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dsafari%26sa%3DN%26rls%3Den%26tbs%3Disch:1&ei=9vxeTeOwJMSt8Abh4sntCw Photos of Ramanella anamalaiensis]
• Rediscovery of five lost frogs from India (manuscript in preparation)