Ramanella montana

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iJerdon's Narrow mouthed Frog
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Microhylidae
Genus: Ramanella
Species: R. montana
Binomial name
Ramanella montana

Jerdon's Narrow mouthed Frog (Ramanella montana) is a species of Microhylid frog found in Southern India.

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[edit] Description

The frogs of the genus Ramanella are small and characteristically have discs on their fingers but lacking them on the toes. The typical habitat in which this frog is found are tree holes in the rainy season in moist deciduous forest to Evergreen forest. They have smooth but bumpy skin.

[edit] Distribution

The distribution of this frog is not fully known but is found in most of the Western Ghats.

[edit] Habitat

This species is found in Moist deciduous forest, Semi-evergreen forest and Evergreen forest.

[edit] Microhabitat

Rain-water filled tree holes are the favoured microhabitat of these frogs.