Q. Polypedates bengalensis, sometimes seen in news is the new recorded species of Polypedates frog .The species has been found in which state?
Answer: West Bengal
Notes: On 4th December 2019, a new species of frog named ‘Polypedates bengalensis’, commonly called Brown Blotched Bengal tree frog was recorded as the 26th species of Polypedates frog found in two districts of West Bengal. The new species was found by 6 herpetologists Jayaditya Purkayastha, Madhurima Das, Kingshuk Mondal, Shibajee Mitra, Anirban Chaudhri and Indraneil Das from Assam, West Bengal and Malaysia.
i.‘Polypedates bengalensis’ comes under the genus polypedates, and named by a series of six to nine dark brown blotches that extend laterally from behind the frog’s eye to the vent. This genus frogs are seen throughout South and Southeast Asia.
ii.The research was published in a scientific mega journal for taxonomists called Zootaxa.