A team of scientists from Delhi University and the Wildlife Institute of India, in collaboration with researchers from Indonesia and the US, have discovered a new species of ‘paddy frog’ from Northeast India, primarily Assam. The frog belongs to the microhylid genus Micryletta, a “group of narrow-mouthed frogs that is …
Victoria's frogs are facing a conservation crisis according to biologists, who warn that some of the state's amphibians have "passed a tipping point", while others have become extinct. Nick Clemann, program leader (threatened fauna) at the state government's biodiversity research arm, the Arthur Rylah Institute, said the prospects for the …
Research shows that frogs in the region are increasingly under threat due to habitat destruction A team of researchers from India and Sri Lanka has discovered seven new species of Golden-backed frogs in the Western Ghats-Sri Lanka global biodiversity hot spot, throwing new light on the highly-distinct and diverse fauna …
A deadly new disease has emerged that is wiping out amphibians, scientists report. A number of viruses have been found in northern Spain that are killing frog, toad and newt species. Infected animals can suffer from ulcers on their skin and die from internal bleeding. Researchers fear the strains, which …
A new species of leaping frog has been discovered in the northern part of the Western Ghats region near Amboli. Christened the `Amboli Leaping Frog' or the Indirana Chiravasi, the new species inhabits laterite plateaus. A team of three scientists from city-based Indian Institute of Science and Research (IISER) Pune …
GUWAHATI: Western Assam's Manas National Park which also covers a part of Bhutan has excited conservationists. A study conducted last month by a team from Manas, Wildlife Institute of India (WII), Arya Vidyapeeth College, Gauhati University and biodiversity conservation NGO Aaranyak revealed a thriving hitherto undocumented amphibian and reptile population. …
The peaceful croaking of frogs in Alberta ponds could eventually go silent, according to an assessment of how climate change could affect the province's plants and animals. "Our grandchildren are going to see a much different mix of species," said Chris Shank of the Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute, an environmental …
A brisk rain washed the leaf litters from the hillsides within the national park of Lawachhara. Cracking sounds of the forest garbage rolling down the hills could be heard from quite far. Smell of newly wet soil was still there in the environs of the forest rest house. It was …
BANGALORE: Male parenting may be recent in humankind. But male members taking care of their brood is not new to the animal kingdom. The members of a newly discovered frog species plaster the eggs with swamp mud to ensure they don't dry out. This after the females lays the eggs …
Scientists have discovered 14 new species of "dancing frogs" in the jungle mountains of southern India — just in time, they fear, to watch them fade away. Indian biologists say they found the tiny acrobatic amphibians, which earned their name with the unusual kicks they use to attract mates, declining …
Scientists have discovered 14 new species of so-called dancing frogs in the Western Ghats, just in time, they fear, to watch them fade away. Indian biologists say they found the tiny acrobatic amphibians, which earned their name with the unusual kicks they use to attract mates, declining dramatically in number …
14 species of acrobatic amphibians found in Western Ghats, a region expected to be hit by changing rainfall patterns Scientists have discovered 14 new species of so-called dancing frogs in the jungle mountains of southern India. Indian biologists say they found the tiny acrobatic amphibians, which earned their name with …
Pune: A new frog species has been discovered in the biodiversity-rich Western Ghats, by scientists of the city-based MES Abasaheb Garware College and the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER). The frog has been christened as ‘Raorchestes ghatei’, after city-based scientist H V Ghate, in recognition of his …
Sixty species new to science, including a chocolate-coloured frog and a tiny dung beetle less than 3mm long, have been discovered by scientists in Suriname. An expedition of scientists spent three weeks in 2012 exploring an area of rivers, mountains and rainforest in the south-eastern region of Suriname that has …
The habitats of many common plants and animals will shrink dramatically this century unless governments act quickly to cut rising greenhouse gas emissions, scientists said on Sunday after studying 50,000 species around the world. The scientists from Britain, Australia and Colombia said plants, amphibians and reptiles were most vulnerable as …
Two new genera of frogs were discovered by a team of independent researchers, led by Anil Zachariah and Robin Kurian Abraham, during their recent exploration in the Western Ghats. The discovery, published in the latest issue of International Taxonomic Journal Zootaxa , is a joint effort by the team which …
The Department of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries (University of Kerala) and Agency for Development of Aqua Culture, Kerala, have identified the use of small mesh encircling nets as one of the biggest threats to the biodiversity of Vellayani lake, the second largest fresh water body in the State. A participatory …
Few studies have considered the effects of changes in climatic variability on disease incidence. Now research based on laboratory experiments and field data from Latin America shows that frog susceptibility to the pathogenic chytrid fungus is influenced by temperature variation and predictability through effects on host and parasite acclimation.
New research suggests the chemicals are playing a significant and previously unknown role in the global decline of amphibians Widely used pesticides can kill frogs within an hour, new research has revealed, suggesting the chemicals are playing a significant and previously unknown role in the catastrophic global decline of amphibians. …
This handout picture released by Australian Museum on Tuesday shows Helen’s Flying Frog, a new species of flying frog in Nui Ong Nature Reserve, Binh Thuan Province. — AFP photoThis handout picture released by Australian Museum on Tuesday shows Helen’s Flying Frog, a new species of flying frog in Nui …
A Helen’s Flying Frog perches on a branch in Nui Ong Nature Reserve in Vietnam's Binh Thuan Province in this May 23, 2009 handout picture provided by the Australian Museum. An Australian biologist and Vietnamese colleagues have made a surprise discovery - a new species of flying frog gliding and …
