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	==Etymology==		==Etymology==
	The species is named ''pentali'' after [[Deepak Pental]], plant geneticist and former vice-chancellor of Delhi University, in recognition of his assistance in setting up the [[Systematics\|Systematics Lab]] at the university.<ref name="Hindu">{{Cite news~~\|others=Special Correspondent~~\|date=2021-08-03\|title=DU researchers discover new frog species in Western Ghats\|language=en-IN\|work=The Hindu\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/du-researchers-discover-new-frog-species-in-western-ghats/article35696317.ece\|access-date=2021-08-04\|issn=0971-751X\|archive-date=2021-08-03\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210803142700/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/du-researchers-discover-new-frog-species-in-western-ghats/article35696317.ece\|url-status=live}}</ref> The generic name ''Minervarya'' is a ~~portmonteau~~ of the Latin word "''minimus''", which means "smallest", and ''[[Fejervarya]]'', which is ''Minervarya''‘s sister genus. The name also alludes to the Ancient Roman goddess [[Minerva]] - the frogs' behaviour of suddenly jumping up seemingly from mud on the ground is reminiscent of the goddess, who burst suddenly out of her father [[Jupiter (mythology)\|Jupiter's]] head, fully clad in armour.<ref>{{Cite journal\|last1=Dubois\|first1=A\|last2=Ohler\|first2=A\|last3=Biju\|first3=S. D.\|date=2001\|title=A new genus and species of Ranidae (Amphibia, Anura) from south-western India.\|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/273859259\|journal=Alytes\|volume=19\|pages=53–79}}</ref>		The species is named ''pentali'' after [[Deepak Pental]], plant geneticist and former vice-chancellor of Delhi University, in recognition of his assistance in setting up the [[Systematics\|Systematics Lab]] at the university.<ref name="Hindu">{{Cite news\|date=2021-08-03\|title=DU researchers discover new frog species in Western Ghats\|language=en-IN\|work=The Hindu\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/du-researchers-discover-new-frog-species-in-western-ghats/article35696317.ece\|access-date=2021-08-04\|issn=0971-751X\|archive-date=2021-08-03\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210803142700/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/du-researchers-discover-new-frog-species-in-western-ghats/article35696317.ece\|url-status=live}}</ref> The generic name ''Minervarya'' is a portmanteau of the Latin word "''minimus''", which means "smallest", and ''[[Fejervarya]]'', which is ''Minervarya''‘s sister genus. The name also alludes to the Ancient Roman goddess [[Minerva]] - the frogs' behaviour of suddenly jumping up seemingly from mud on the ground is reminiscent of the goddess, who burst suddenly out of her father [[Jupiter (mythology)\|Jupiter's]] head, fully clad in armour.<ref>{{Cite journal\|last1=Dubois\|first1=A\|last2=Ohler\|first2=A\|last3=Biju\|first3=S. D.\|date=2001\|title=A new genus and species of Ranidae (Amphibia, Anura) from south-western India.\|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/273859259\|journal=Alytes\|volume=19\|pages=53–79}}</ref>

	==Description==		==Description==
	''M. pentali'' is smaller than other ''Minervarya'' species, with males measuring 20~~ ~~mm and females measuring 25~~ ~~mm from [[snout]] to [[Cloaca\|vent]]. The skin is folded and granulated. The upper parts of the body are greyish-brown and have the texture of [[shagreen]], while the underparts are smooth and generally paler. The throat is flesh-coloured, and the calling patch is black. A yellow-grey line runs down the middle of the back. The males produce a pulsating call at regular intervals. The tongue is notched at the tip.<ref name="Garg and Biju">{{Cite journal\|last1=Garg\|first1=Sonali\|last2=Biju\|first2=S. D.\|date=2021\|title=DNA Barcoding and Systematic Review of Minervaryan Frogs (Dicroglossidae: Minervarya) of Peninsular India: Resolution of a Taxonomic Conundrum with Description of a New Species\|url=http://www.ahr-journal.com/en/oa/darticle.aspx?type=view&id=AHR-2021-0023\|journal=Asian Herpetological Research\|volume=12\|issue=4\|pages=1–34\|doi=10.16373/j.cnki.ahr.210023~~\|doi-broken-date=2021-08-04~~}}</ref>		''M. pentali'' is smaller than other ''Minervarya'' species, with males measuring 20 mm and females measuring 25 mm from [[snout]] to [[Cloaca\|vent]]. The skin is folded and granulated. The upper parts of the body are greyish-brown and have the texture of [[shagreen]], while the underparts are smooth and generally paler. The throat is flesh-coloured, and the calling patch is black. A yellow-grey line runs down the middle of the back. The males produce a pulsating call at regular intervals. The tongue is notched at the tip.<ref name="Garg and Biju">{{Cite journal\|last1=Garg\|first1=Sonali\|last2=Biju\|first2=S. D.\|date=2021\|title=DNA Barcoding and Systematic Review of Minervaryan Frogs (Dicroglossidae: Minervarya) of Peninsular India: Resolution of a Taxonomic Conundrum with Description of a New Species\|url=http://www.ahr-journal.com/en/oa/darticle.aspx?type=view&id=AHR-2021-0023\|journal=Asian Herpetological Research\|volume=12\|issue=4\|pages=1–34\|doi=10.16373/j.cnki.ahr.210023}}</ref>

	==Behaviour==		==Behaviour==
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	==Distribution and habitat==		==Distribution and habitat==
	''M. pentali'' is endemic to the southern Western Ghats, where it is ~~widepsread~~ and found from sea level up to an elevation of 220 m. Its range extends from [[Kerala]]'s [[Kozhikode district]] in the north to [[Tamil Nadu]]'s [[Kanyakumari district]] in the south.<ref name="Garg and Biju" /> The frogs are found in vegetated wayside areas, plantations, irrigated fields and near natural water sources; they are not recorded from forested areas.<ref name="Hindu" /><ref name="Garg and Biju" />		''M. pentali'' is endemic to the southern Western Ghats, where it is widespread and found from sea level up to an elevation of 220 m. Its range extends from [[Kerala]]'s [[Kozhikode district]] in the north to [[Tamil Nadu]]'s [[Kanyakumari district]] in the south.<ref name="Garg and Biju" /> The frogs are found in vegetated wayside areas, plantations, irrigated fields and near natural water sources; they are not recorded from forested areas.<ref name="Hindu" /><ref name="Garg and Biju" />

	==References==		==References==
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	[[Category:Fauna of the Western Ghats]]		[[Category:Fauna of the Western Ghats]]
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	[[Category:Frogs of Asia]]		[[Category:Frogs of Asia]]
	[[Category:Frogs of India]]		[[Category:Frogs of India]]
	[[Category:Minervarya]]		[[Category:Minervarya]]
	~~[[Category:Endemic fauna of India]]~~
	[[Category:Endemic fauna of the Western Ghats]]		[[Category:Endemic fauna of the Western Ghats]]
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	==Description==		==Description==
	''M. pentali'' is smaller than other ''Minervarya'' species, with males measuring 20 mm and females measuring 25 mm from [[snout]] to [[Cloaca\|vent]]. The skin is folded and granulated. The upper parts of the body are greyish-brown and have the texture of [[shagreen]], while the underparts are smooth and generally paler. The throat is flesh-coloured, and the calling patch is black. A yellow-grey line runs down the middle of the back. The males produce a pulsating call at regular intervals. The tongue is notched at the tip.<ref name="Garg and Biju">{{Cite journal\|last1=Garg\|first1=Sonali\|last2=Biju\|first2=S. D.\|date=2021\|title=DNA Barcoding and Systematic Review of Minervaryan Frogs (Dicroglossidae: Minervarya) of Peninsular India: Resolution of a Taxonomic Conundrum with Description of a New Species\|url=http://www.ahr-journal.com/en/oa/darticle.aspx?type=view&id=AHR-2021-0023\|journal=Asian Herpetological Research\|volume=12\|issue=4\|pages=1–34\|doi=10.16373/j.cnki.ahr.210023\|doi-broken-date=2021-08-04}}</ref>		''M. pentali'' is smaller than other ''Minervarya'' species, with males measuring 20 mm and females measuring 25 mm from [[snout]] to [[Cloaca\|vent]]. The skin is folded and granulated. The upper parts of the body are greyish-brown and have the texture of [[shagreen]], while the underparts are smooth and generally paler. The throat is flesh-coloured, and the calling patch is black. A yellow-grey line runs down the middle of the back. The males produce a pulsating call at regular intervals. The tongue is notched at the tip.<ref name="Garg and Biju">{{Cite journal\|last1=Garg\|first1=Sonali\|last2=Biju\|first2=S. D.\|date=2021\|title=DNA Barcoding and Systematic Review of Minervaryan Frogs (Dicroglossidae: Minervarya) of Peninsular India: Resolution of a Taxonomic Conundrum with Description of a New Species\|url=http://www.ahr-journal.com/en/oa/darticle.aspx?type=view&id=AHR-2021-0023\|journal=Asian Herpetological Research\|volume=12\|issue=4\|pages=1–34\|doi=10.16373/j.cnki.ahr.210023\|doi-broken-date=2021-08-04}}</ref>

	==Behaviour==		==Behaviour==
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	==Distribution and habitat==		==Distribution and habitat==
	''M. pentali'' is endemic to the southern Western Ghats, where it is widepsread and found from sea level up to an elevation of 220 m. Its range extends from [[Kerala]]'s [[Kozhikode district]] in the north to [[Tamil Nadu]]'s [[Kanyakumari district]] in the south.<ref name="Garg and Biju" /> The frogs are found in vegetated wayside areas, plantations, irrigated fields and near natural water sources; they are not recorded from forested areas.<ref name="Hindu" /><ref name="Garg and Biju" />		''M. pentali'' is endemic to the southern Western Ghats, where it is widepsread and found from sea level up to an elevation of 220 m. Its range extends from [[Kerala]]'s [[Kozhikode district]] in the north to [[Tamil Nadu]]'s [[Kanyakumari district]] in the south.<ref name="Garg and Biju" /> The frogs are found in vegetated wayside areas, plantations, irrigated fields and near natural water sources; they are not recorded from forested areas.<ref name="Hindu" /><ref name="Garg and Biju" />

	==References==		==References==

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{{Short description|Species of frog}}
{{Speciesbox
| image = Minervarya pentali (cropped).jpg
| image_caption = Dorsal view of ''M. pentali''
| taxon = Minervarya pentali
| authority = Garg and [[Sathyabhama Das Biju|Biju]], 2021
| range_map = Minervarya pentali map.svg
| range_map_caption = Approximate distribution
{{legend|#F07568|Range}}
}}
'''''Minervarya pentali''''', or '''Pental's Minervaryan frog''', is a species of frog in the fork-tongued frog family, [[Dicroglossidae]]. It is endemic to the Western Ghats in India.

==Etymology==
The species is named ''pentali'' after [[Deepak Pental]], plant geneticist and former vice-chancellor of Delhi University, in recognition of his assistance in setting up the [[Systematics|Systematics Lab]] at the university.<ref name="Hindu">{{Cite news|others=Special Correspondent|date=2021-08-03|title=DU researchers discover new frog species in Western Ghats|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/du-researchers-discover-new-frog-species-in-western-ghats/article35696317.ece|access-date=2021-08-04|issn=0971-751X|archive-date=2021-08-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210803142700/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/du-researchers-discover-new-frog-species-in-western-ghats/article35696317.ece|url-status=live}}</ref> The generic name ''Minervarya'' is a portmonteau of the Latin word "''minimus''", which means "smallest", and ''[[Fejervarya]]'', which is ''Minervarya''‘s sister genus. The name also alludes to the Ancient Roman goddess [[Minerva]] - the frogs' behaviour of suddenly jumping up seemingly from mud on the ground is reminiscent of the goddess, who burst suddenly out of her father [[Jupiter (mythology)|Jupiter's]] head, fully clad in armour.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Dubois|first1=A|last2=Ohler|first2=A|last3=Biju|first3=S. D.|date=2001|title=A new genus and species of Ranidae (Amphibia, Anura) from south-western India.|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/273859259|journal=Alytes|volume=19|pages=53–79}}</ref>

==Description==
''M. pentali'' is smaller than other ''Minervarya'' species, with males measuring 20 mm and females measuring 25 mm from [[snout]] to [[Cloaca|vent]]. The skin is folded and granulated. The upper parts of the body are greyish-brown and have the texture of [[shagreen]], while the underparts are smooth and generally paler. The throat is flesh-coloured, and the calling patch is black. A yellow-grey line runs down the middle of the back. The males produce a pulsating call at regular intervals. The tongue is notched at the tip.<ref name="Garg and Biju">{{Cite journal|last1=Garg|first1=Sonali|last2=Biju|first2=S. D.|date=2021|title=DNA Barcoding and Systematic Review of Minervaryan Frogs (Dicroglossidae: Minervarya) of Peninsular India: Resolution of a Taxonomic Conundrum with Description of a New Species|url=http://www.ahr-journal.com/en/oa/darticle.aspx?type=view&id=AHR-2021-0023|journal=Asian Herpetological Research|volume=12|issue=4|pages=1–34|doi=10.16373/j.cnki.ahr.210023|doi-broken-date=2021-08-04}}</ref>

==Behaviour==
===Call===
Male ''M. pentali'' produce a pulsating call, which they repeat at regular intervals. Each call, which has 19 pulses on average, lasts for roughly one-fifths of a second. Calls are made from 6 PM to 10 PM.<ref name="Garg and Biju" />
===Breeding===
The breeding season is from July to September. During this season, males congregate in large numbers in grasses and around water bodies.<ref name="Garg and Biju" />

==Distribution and habitat==
''M. pentali'' is endemic to the southern Western Ghats, where it is widepsread and found from sea level up to an elevation of 220 m. Its range extends from [[Kerala]]'s [[Kozhikode district]] in the north to [[Tamil Nadu]]'s [[Kanyakumari district]] in the south.<ref name="Garg and Biju" /> The frogs are found in vegetated wayside areas, plantations, irrigated fields and near natural water sources; they are not recorded from forested areas.<ref name="Hindu" /><ref name="Garg and Biju" />

==References==
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[[Category:Dicroglossidae]]
[[Category:Fauna of India]]
[[Category:Fauna of the Western Ghats]]
[[Category:Frogs]]
[[Category:Frogs of Asia]]
[[Category:Frogs of India]]
[[Category:Minervarya]]
[[Category:Endemic fauna of India]]
[[Category:Endemic fauna of the Western Ghats]]