Uperodon anamalaiensis, also known as Anamalai dot frog, Anamalai ramanella, or reddish-brown microhylid frog, is a species of narrow-mouthed frog (family Microhylidae) found in South India. The holotype was discovered at the base of the Anaimalai Hills, Coimbatore district in the southern Western Ghats.[2] The holotype is missing and the status of the species was uncertain till 2010. Until rediscovered in the Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary in 2010, this frog was reported only once by C. R. Narayan Rao in 1937.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Microhylidae |
| Genus: | Uperodon |
| Species: | U. anamalaiensis
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| Uperodon anamalaiensis (Rao, 1937)
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Description
editMultiple 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.[3]
References
edit- ^ Biju, S.D.; Dasaramji Buddhe, G.; Dutta, S.; Vasudevan, K.; Srinivasulu, C. (2016). "Uperodon anamalaiensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T57984A91600298. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T57984A91600298.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ a b Frost, Darrel R. (2019). "Uperodon anamalaiensis (Rao, 1937)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ^ Vijayakumar SP & Zachariah, Anil (19 February 2011), "Anamalai Dot-Frog Ramanella anamalaiensis", Lost Amphibians of India, Delhi: University of Delhi, archived from the original on 23 February 2011, retrieved 18 February 2011
- Biju, S.D. 2001. A synopsis to the frog fauna of the Western Ghats, India. Occasional Publication 1. ISCB. 1-24.
- Dutta, S.K. 1997. Amphibians of India and Sri Lanka. Odyssey Publishing House. Bhubaneswar.
- Rao, C.R.N. 1937. On some new forms of Batrachia from south India. Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences. 6(6):387-427.
External sources
edit- Photos of Ramanella anamalaiensis
- Rediscovery of five lost frogs from India (manuscript in preparation)
