27/11/2015
New species of tree frog discovered in Western Ghats.
A new species of tree frog was discovered and another species of bush frog was rediscovered by a team of researchers during their recent exploration in the Western Ghats - Ghatixalus magnus (left) and Raorchestes flaviventris (right)
The discovery, published in the latest issue of International Taxonomic JournalZootaxa, is a joint effort by a team comprised Robin Abraham, a researcher from the University of Kansas, USA; Anil Zachariah, a batrachologist from Wayanad and Vivek Philip Cyriac, a researcher, of theIndian Institute of Science Education and Research, Thiruvananthapuram.
http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/new-species-of-tree-frog-discovered/article7913832.ece