TNPSC Thervupettagam

Dancing frogs of the Western Ghats

October 19 , 2023 274 days 357 0
  • Recently, the Wildlife Trust of India has assessed the 2nd edition of the Global Amphibian Assessment.
  • The Dancing Frogs that are endemic to the Western Ghats are the most threatened amphibian genus of India.
  • Of the 24 species of the frogs belonging to the Micrixalus genus that were assessed, two were found to be critically endangered and 15 were endangered.
  • It is also the fifth most threatened genus in the world with 92% of its species in the threatened category.

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