Question 4025

Where have a team of scientists from Delhi University and the Wildlife Institute of India discovered a new species of ‘paddy frog’ in June 2019?

Answer

Assam

Why?

A team of scientists from Delhi University and the Wildlife Institute of India have discovered a new species of ‘paddy frog’ in Assam. The frog belongs to the microhylid genus Micryletta, a group of narrow-mouthed frogs. The new species has been named Aishani. The first known species of this genus was originally described from Sumatra in Indonesia.