The Zoological Survey of India, Pune, has discovered a new frog species.
They grow in the freshwater regions along all the states spanning the Western Ghats.
Scientists from the Zoological Survey of India, the National Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhubaneswar, Mount Carmel College, Bengaluru, tied up on the discovery.
The common name of this frog is Jaladhara skittering frog and Euphlyctis jaladhara is the scientific name.
This species was first discovered in freshwater bodies located near the Thattekad Bird Sanctuary in Ernakulam District of Kerala.