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Microhyla kodial

May 19 , 2018 2252 days 1197 0
  • Scientists have discovered new frog species named Microhyla kodial or Mangaluru narrow-mouthed frog in a small industrial region in coastal Karnataka.
  • It is christened Microhyla kodial after the city of Mangaluru (called kodial in Konkani language) from where they spotted it two years ago.
  • The frog is seen only in the small industrial region which was former timber dumping yards surrounded by seaport, petrochemical, chemical and refinery industries.
  • Mangaluru narrow-mouthed frog belongs to Microhyla genus which is primarily recorded from south Asia.
  • It is greyish-brown in color with the thick olive-green band on its head, less-prominent dark green bands on rest of its body.
 

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