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Euphlyctis jaladhara

February 27 , 2022 944 days 572 0
  • 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.

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