Skittering Frogs are often seen at the edge of bodies of water with their eyes above the water. The skittering frog is one of the most widely distributed Oriental frogs also known as Indian Skipper Frog. The green puddle frog also known as floating frog is a species of frog mostly found in lowland grassland, rivers, swamps, intermittent freshwater lakes, freshwater marshes, seasonally flooded agricultural land and canals. Hexadactylus is a largely aquatic species, found in most types of water bodies. Indian Pond Frog also known as Indian five-fingered frog is a common species of aquatic frog found in India. Common Indian toad is commonly called Asian common toad or Common Frog. The Indian toad is one of the most common amphibians of India,This species occurs widely from northern areas of Indian Subcontinent. The medium sized frogs are mostly brownish, yellowish, greyish, or whitish above, with darker spots or markings. Indian Bullfrog are coloured yellowish/olive green but its appearance can change dramatically during the mating season.Ĭommon Indian tree frog is the smallest frog from India,found throughout most of India. The Indus Valley bullfrog or Indian bullfrog is a large species of frog found throughout most wetland areas of Indian Subcontinent. The Western Ghats is home to many species of frog, including the 14 new species of so-called dancing frogs in the Western Ghats. The colorful amphibian is an endangered frog species belonging to the family Sooglossidae and only found in the Western Ghats in India.ĭancing Frogs are known as Micrixalus that are endemic to the Western Ghats and are extremely vulnerable as their habitat is severely threatened. Purple frog also known as the pig-nosed frog was first discovered in October 2003 in the Idukki district of Kerala. Purple Frog,dancing frog along with other colorful frogs such as Malabar hill frogs,flying frogs,gliding frogs and long-snouted treefrog are found in natural habitats of subtropical or tropical dry forests. In a commentary accompanying the study, astrobiologist Blair Hedges of Pennsylvania State University called the discovery "a once-in-a-century find.The amphibians of India show a high level of endemism to western ghats region and recently new species of tiny dancing frogs have been discovered in the jungles of western ghats. Bossuyt and Biju have placed their frog in a new family, based on a DNA analysis. In the mid 1800s, biologists described 29 families of frogs. The discovery suggests this frog branched off 130 million years ago when Gondwana lost its eastern end. Scientists estimated the frog family tree split about 230 million years ago. The ancient super-continent of Gondwana included South America, Africa, India, Madagascar and the Seychelles, Australia and Antarctica. It's thought the two countries once formed part of a huge landmass which split millions of years ago. The Seychelles and India are now separated by 3,000 kilometers of ocean. The pair discovered the frog in the Western Ghats Mountains of India, one of eight biodiversity hotspots in the world home to unusual species.īossuyt says the frog's closest relatives are the Sooglossids, a small and close-knit collection of frogs found only in the Seychelles in the Indian Ocean. Biju described the new species in Thursday's issue of the journal Nature.
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Researchers say the small-headed critter belongs to a new family of frogs thought to have disappeared millions of years ago.Įvolutionary biologist Franky Bossuyt of Free University of Brussels in Belgium and colleague S. The seven-centimeter long amphibian hopped around the feet of dinosaurs. A bright purple frog shaped like a donut with a pointy snout has been discovered in the mountains of southern India.
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