Anura may refer to:

Biology

Frog A frog is any member of a diverse and largely semiaquatic group of short-bodied, tailless amphibian vertebrates composing the order (biology), order Anura (coming from the Ancient Greek , literally 'without tail'). Frog species with rough ski ...

s, an order of animals in binomial nomenclature * ''Anura'' (plant), a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family * Anura (elephant), a long-lived elephant at the Tama Zoo in Japan

People

Anura is a common given name in Sri Lanka *

Anura Bandaranaike Anura Bandaranaike (15 February 1949 – 16 March 2008) was a Sri Lankan politician, who served as Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka (2000-2001) and Leader of the Opposition (1983–1988). He held several cabinet ministries: as Foreig ...

(1949–2008), Sri Lankan politician *

Anura Kumara Dissanayake Anura Kumara Dissanayake (born 24 November 1968), commonly referred to by his initials AKD, is a Sri Lankan politician who has been the tenth and current president of Sri Lanka since 2024. Dissanayake is the first Sri Lankan president to be ele ...

(born 1968), 10th President of Sri Lanka *

Anura Horatious Anura Horatious () is a popular Sri Lankan author of crime fiction, best known for the bestselling novel ''Gini Avi Saha Gini Keli'' (, (''Firearms and Fireworks''). The novel was later adapted into an award-winning film by Udayakantha Warnasuriya ...

, Sri Lankan novelist * Anura C. Perera (born 1947), Sri Lankan-American writer and astronomer * Anura Ranasinghe (1956–1998), Sri Lankan cricketer * Anura Rohana, Sri Lankan golfer * Anura Tennekoon (born 1946), Sri Lankan cricketer * Anura Wegodapola (born 1981), cricketer for Sri Lanka Navy * Anura Priyadharshana Yapa (born 1959), Sri Lankan politician

Place

* Anura, Varanasi, a village in Uttar Pradesh, India

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People

Place

See also