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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 | ''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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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 Lab at the university.[1] 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's head, fully clad in armour.[2]
Description
M. pentali is smaller than other Minervarya species, with males measuring 20 mm and females measuring 25 mm from snout to 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.[3]
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.[3]
Breeding
The breeding season is from July to September. During this season, males congregate in large numbers in grasses and around water bodies.[3]
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.[3] The frogs are found in vegetated wayside areas, plantations, irrigated fields and near natural water sources; they are not recorded from forested areas.[1][3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "DU researchers discover new frog species in Western Ghats". The Hindu. Special Correspondent. 2021-08-03. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 2021-08-03. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ↑ Dubois, A; Ohler, A; Biju, S. D. (2001). "A new genus and species of Ranidae (Amphibia, Anura) from south-western India". Alytes. 19: 53–79.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Garg, Sonali; Biju, S. D. (2021). "DNA Barcoding and Systematic Review of Minervaryan Frogs (Dicroglossidae: Minervarya) of Peninsular India: Resolution of a Taxonomic Conundrum with Description of a New Species". Asian Herpetological Research. 12 (4): 1–34. doi:10.16373/j.cnki.ahr.210023 ( (inactive $1) 2021-08-04).
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of August 2021 (link)