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Night frog species in Western Ghats
January 1 , 2018
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- Scientists have discovered new species of frog named Mewa Singh’s night frog (Nyctibatrachus mewasinghi) in Kozhikode’s Malabar Wildlife Sanctuary. This genus is endemic to Western Ghats.
- The frog has been named after wildlife scientist Mewa Singh, in honour of his contributions to behavioural ecology and primate studies.
- The new frogs found only in a small stream running along the Peruvannamuzhi dam from Peruvannamuzhi in the Malabar Wildlife Sanctuary.
- Frogs in the genus Nyctibatrachus, commonly known as night frogs, are found only in the Western Ghats mountain range.
- The addition of the Mewa Singh’s night frog to this group brings the total number of night frogs to 36.
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