Q. Which animal has recently resurfaced in India, in Mizoram’s Pualreng sanctuary, after a gap of 108 years?
Answer:
Doria’s foam-nesting treefrog
Notes: A team of zoologists belonging to Mizoram University have spotted Doria’s foam-nesting treefrog in the buffer area of Mizoram’s Pualreng Wildlife Sanctuary. This discovery was made by them in June 2020, which has now been published in a leading journal - Reptiles & Amphibians.
This species has characters like changing skin shade and whipping up foam to protect eggs. It is believed that this frog has reappeared in India after 108 years.