- KARUNARATHNA, D. M. S. S. & A. A. T. AMARASINGHE (2009): Mutualism in Ramanella nagaoi Manamendra-Arachchi & Pethiyagoda, 2001 (Amphibia: Microhylidae) and Poecilotheria species (Arachnida: Thereposidae) from Sri Lanka. Taprobanica 01(01): 16-18.
Abstract
Ramanella nagaoi is an endemic an vulnerable species of Family Microhylidae distributed in lowland wet one rain forests and reproduce and live in and around tree hollows. This article presents some aspects of mutualism of R. nagaoi with Poecilotheria ornata and P. (cf.) subfusca thereposid spiders in random field visits during the past seven years. This is the first observation of this symbiotic behaviour.
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