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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