Closely following his discovery of the 14 species of dancing frogs earlier this year, the frogman of India, Professor Sathyabhama Das Biju of the Delhi University, has made yet another exciting find. Seven new species of Golden-backed frogs (Genus Hylarana) were discovered by Biju and his team in the Western Ghats-Sri Lanka global biodiversity hotspot. […]
From Eggs to Baby Frogs! Rare Indian Frog bypasses Tadpole Stage
The bubble-nest frog or white-spotted bush frog is a Critically Endangered (CR) species found in the Western Ghats of India that was discovered again after 125 years. Now, researchers have also revealed a peculiar behavioral pattern of the frog. They observed that this white frog enters into a hollow living bamboo, lays its eggs there […]
New Species of Wolf Snake Discovered in India
India gets a new species of snake and the state of Odisha lends its name to this new snake! In a delightful news for snake lovers across the world a wolf snake found in India’s eastern state of Odisha (Orissa, formerly) has added to the growing list of new species discovery. The snake has been […]
Hyderabad’s Hidden Jewels: Four New Species Discovered in Five Years
Hyderabad, a city known more today for its Silicon Valley connection has revealed its nature connection too with researchers discovering not one but four new species in the city in the past five years. This includes two spider species, a plant species, a lizard and even the re-discovery of a snake species that was thought […]
Surprise Spotting of Endangered Bird in Dadri Wetlands
When Rajeev Ranjan, an enthusiastic bird watcher got off early from work recently and decided to go bird watching, little did he know about the surprise that nature had in store for him. Much to the delight and amazement of this Greater Noida resident, he got a chance to capture a once in a lifetime […]
Clouded Leopard Photographed After Ten Years in Buxa Tiger Reserve
The clouded leopard is hardly seen and even more difficult is a photographic evidence of its existence. That is why it was a rare delight when camera traps placed in West Bengal’s Buxa Tiger Reserve were able to capture the image of a clouded leopard recently. This is the first photo of the elusive cat […]
Scientists Find World’s Highest Number of Song Birds in the Himalayas
There is a new song they sing and that’s what makes them unique. The results of the first ever mapping of birds in the eastern Himalayan region of India has confirmed that there are more than 360 different songbird species in the regions, most of which are not found anywhere else on the planet. Scientists […]
Tiny Catfish from the Western Ghats Baffles Scientists with its Uniqueness
Nature is full of suprises and we get to re-establish this fact everyday when new discoveries bringforth ever new challenges into the world that we human falsely believe we know a lot about. The latest puzzle by mother nature thrown to us humans is a tiny Catfish Kryptoglanis shajii, hardly the size of a little […]
New Species of Catfish Discovered
A new species of catfish has been discovered by a team of ichthyologists from Rajiv Gandhi University (RGU) in West Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh. The catfish species has been named Creteuchiloglanis payjab. This is the second species of the same genus discovered here after a span of 48 years! The team informed that the […]
14 Species of Unusual Dancing Frogs Discovered in Western Ghats
They can rightly be called the dancing frog prince trying to charm their princesses. Scientists have discovered 14 unique species of frogs from World Heritage Site Western Ghats that can dance! The male of the species show a unique breeding behaviour called foot-flagging that leads to an interesting ‘dance routine’ and helps them attract the […]
Five New Insect Species Discovered in Western Ghats
NEW DISCOVERY: In addition to being the birth place of spices such as pepper and cardamom, the Western Ghats in India is also known as a proliferate biodiversity hotspot. While the forests in this tropical belt along the west coast of the country are home to many unique fauna and flora, new discoveries add to […]