Ramanella triangularis

Ramanella triangularis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Microhylidae
Subfamily: Microhylinae
Genus: Ramanella
Species: R. triangularis
Binomial name
Ramanella triangularis
(Günther, 1876)
Synonyms

Callula triangularis Günther, 1876 "1875"

Ramanella triangularis is a species of narrow-mouthed frog found in southwestern India.[2] They are endemic to the Western Ghats, where they are known to breed in water collected in tree hollows.[3] The advertisement calls of males is made up of about 30 pulses of 0.38 second duration with a frequency range of 0.6 and 1.1 kHz. These are emitted every three seconds.[4]

References

  1. S.D. Biju; Gajanan Dasaramji Bhuddhe; Sushil Dutta; Karthikeyan Vasudevan; Chelmala Srinivasulu; S.P. Vijayakumar (2004). "Ramanella triangularis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  2. Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Ramanella triangularis (Günther, 1876)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  3. Inger, Robert F.; Shaffer, H.B.; Koshy, M.; Bakde, R. (1987). "Ecological structure of a herpetological assemblage in South India". Amphibia-Reptilia. 8 (3): 189–202. doi:10.1163/156853887X00234.
  4. Kuramoto, Mitsuru; Dubois, Alain (2009). "Bioacoustic studies on three frog species from the Western Ghats, south India". Current Herpetology. 28 (2): 65–70. doi:10.3105/018.028.0203.
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