The first-ever preliminary herpetofauna survey was conducted in Grass Hills National Park and Karian Shola National Park in the Pollachi division of the Anamalai Tiger Reserve (ATR).
The survey has identified 20 species of reptiles and 34 species of amphibians.
The survey team recorded 11 reptile species and 12 amphibian species in Grass Hills National Park.
This park is spread over 3,122 hectares in the Valparai forest range.
A total of nine reptiles and 22 amphibians were recorded in Karian Shola National Park, which is situated at Top Slip in Ulandy forest range.
The survey team had recorded the critically endangered Anaimalai flying frog (Rhacophorus pseudomalabaricus) and the Deccan night frog (Nyctibatrachus deccanensis).