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Jerdon’s narrow-mouthed frog
March 8 , 2023
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- Uperodon montanus, a frog endemic to the higher altitudes of Western Ghats, was rediscovered after 89 years Recently.
- It was studied last in 1934 by a British scientist.
- It is also known as Jerdon’s narrow-mouthed frog, Jerdon’s ramanella, mountain dot frog, mountain globular frog, or Malabar Hill frog.
- This frog is considered a montane species and is restricted to higher altitude ranges of 800-1,700 metres.
- They are distributed from near Wayanad south across the Palghat and the Shencottah gaps to the Agasthyamalai hills.
- It is classified as ‘Near Threatened’ in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
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