Q. Recently, Indian scientists have discovered a new species of frog that has a snout-shaped nose, just like a pig’s. It has been named Nasikabatrachus bhupathi after the Indian herpetologist S. Bhupathy, who died in a freak accident in 2014. This new species has been discovered in which of the following regions of the country?
Answer:
Western Ghats
Notes: Indian scientists have discovered a new species of frog that has a snout-shaped nose, just like a pig’s. It has been named
Nasikabatrachus bhupathi after the Indian herpetologist S. Bhupathy, who died in a freak accident in 2014. The soiled-dwelling species has been discovered by scientists from the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB). Bhupathy’s purple frog inhabits the eastern slopes of the Western Ghats, near the Srivilliputhur Grizzled Giant Squirrel Wildlife Sanctuary in Tamil Nadu.