Researchers find five new species of shrub frogs in Western Ghats
3 years, 10 months ago

Researchers find five new species of shrub frogs in Western Ghats

India Today  

Five new species of shrub frogs have been discovered from the Western Ghats by researchers from India and the US. About the study The findings are published in a scientific article titled ''An integrative approach to infer systematic relationships and define species groups in the shrub frog, with description of five new species from the Western Ghats, India''. About new species of frogs As per the report, one of new species called Raorchestes drutaahu was discovered from Kadalar in Idukki district and Siruvani in Palakkad district of Kerala. READ MORE | New species of tree frog discovered in Western Ghats

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SACON team from TN's Anaikatti discovers new frog species in Meghalaya during two-year study
1 month, 3 weeks ago

SACON team from TN's Anaikatti discovers new frog species in Meghalaya during two-year study

New Indian Express  

COIMBATORE: A team of scientists from SACON in Anaikatti, has discovered a new frog species during a two-year study in Meghalaya. They have named the species as ‘Raorchestes asakgrensis’, after the Eman Asakgre Community Reserve in the Garo Hills of Meghalaya, where it was discovered, to honour the people who supported them. The team also rediscovered two more species – …

Sri Lankan brown-eared shrub frog sighted in Talakona forest of A.P. featured in Zootaxa journal
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Sri Lankan brown-eared shrub frog sighted in Talakona forest of A.P. featured in Zootaxa journal

The Hindu  

The maiden sighting of the polymorphic Sri Lankan brown-eared shrub frog has been reported in the Talakona forest of the Eastern Ghats, by a team of scientists and researchers from the Zoological Survey of India, in collaboration with Andhra Pradesh Biodiversity Board, in Zootaxa, an international journal published from New Zealand. The same team had earlier discovered a Sri Lankan …

Arunachal Pradesh yields new species of horned frog
6 months, 1 week ago

Arunachal Pradesh yields new species of horned frog

The Hindu  

A team of researchers from the Zoological Survey of India has recorded a new species of forest-dwelling horned frog in Arunachal Pradesh. Their findings overturned an earlier erroneous report of the Maoson horned frog in India reported by researchers of ZSI Shillong in 2019. “The revised conclusion regarding the identity of the species was done after further analysis revealed substantial …

Sri Lankan golden-backed frog rediscovered after 200 years in India’s Koundinya Wildlife Sanctuary
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Sri Lankan golden-backed frog rediscovered after 200 years in India’s Koundinya Wildlife Sanctuary

The Hindu  

Researchers from the Zoological Survey of India, in partnership with the Andhra Pradesh Biodiversity Board, rediscovered the Sri Lankan golden-backed frog after two centuries in the Koundinya wildlife sanctuary in the Chittoor district, the southernmost point of the Eastern Ghats in Andhra Pradesh. However, after consulting taxonomic experts and utilising morphological and DNA barcoding tools, the species was confirmed to …

Scientists discover new species of 'music frog' in Arunachal
1 year, 1 month ago

Scientists discover new species of 'music frog' in Arunachal

The Hindu  

Scientists have discovered a new species of 'music frog' in Arunachal Pradesh. Initially, we heard the call from a marsh near the Noa-Dihing river, which is quite similar to wild duck species, which we never heard before," the scientists said in an article published in the November 15 edition of the journal Zootaxa. Scientists Bitupan Boruah, V Deepak and Abhijit …

New frog species named after renowned Indian plant geneticist
3 years, 5 months ago

New frog species named after renowned Indian plant geneticist

Live Mint  

Researchers from the University of Delhi have named a newly discovered frog species from Western Ghats region after the former Vice Chancellor and renowned Indian plant geneticist Prof Deepak Pental. University of Delhi researchers Professor S D Biju and Dr Sonali Garg on Monday said they have just discovered a new species of frog belonging to the family Dicroglossidae from …

Meet India’s undisputed frog prince
3 years, 5 months ago

Meet India’s undisputed frog prince

Hindustan Times  

When it comes to the world of amphibians, professor Sathyabhama Das Biju, 58, is something of a celebrity. India’s leading “frogman”, he has discovered 105 species so far, starting with the Indian purple frog in 2003. Then he discovered the strange-looking purple frog, evidence of the ancient geographical link between India and the Seychelles, an island now almost 4,000 km …

New tree-frog genus offers hope of uncovering many more amphibian species in India
4 years, 1 month ago

New tree-frog genus offers hope of uncovering many more amphibian species in India

Hindustan Times  

Last month, a study led by Delhi University’s department of environmental studies described a new genus of an old-world tree frog called Rohanixalus from the Andaman Islands, named after the Sri Lankan taxonomist Rohan Pethiyagoda. Interestingly, despite the steep decline in their numbers and diversity, science is bringing to light fascinating new species of frogs every year in India. “Last …

‘Mysterious’ new frog species discovered in roadside puddle
5 years, 10 months ago

‘Mysterious’ new frog species discovered in roadside puddle

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Sonali Garg, a PhD student at Delhi University, and …

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