Ramanella variegata

Taxobox
name = White-bellied pug-snout frog

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regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Amphibia
ordo = Anura
familia = Microhylidae
genus = "Ramanella"
species = "R. variegata"
binomial = "Ramanella variegata"
binomial_authority = (Stoliczka, 1872) "Ramanella variegata" is a species of narrow-mouthed frog found in India.

Description

This species is small and often can be found indoors in homes. They breed during the rainy season (April-October) and call during this time. Males call at night while floating in water. They have a single subgular vocal sac. [Ravishankar Dundappa Kanamadi; Channayya Rajashekar Hiremath; Hans Schneider (1993) The Advertisement Call of the South Indian Frog "Ramanella variegata" (Microhylidae). Journal of Herpetology 27(2):218-219.] [Dutta, S. K., Sushree, J. and Mohanthi-Hejmadi, P., Breeding and development of "Ramanella variegata" (Anura; microhylidae). J. Zool. Soc. India, 1990–1991, 42–43, 55–76.]

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