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Purple Frog
February 24 , 2024
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- A rare frog, having a bloated body, pointed snout and stout limbs covered under the TN Endangered Species Conservation Fund.
- Tamil Nadu is home to two types of Purple Frog: Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis and Nasikabatrachus bhupathi.
- It is believed to have co-existed with dinosaurs.
- The Purple Frog is often dubbed as a ‘living fossil’, as it has similarities to the Sooglossidae family of frogs in Seychelles.
- It is supporting the Gondwana landmass hypothesis.
- The amphibian was in the ‘Endangered’ category on the Red List of the IUCN in 2004 based on early assessments.
- It was moved to the ‘Near Threatened’ category in 2020.
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