Guwahati, April 28: With amphibians increasingly under threat, a conservation-focused event at B. Borooah College on Tuesday highlighted the ecological importance of frogs and...
Scientists have described two new species of slender-armed frogs—Soman’s Slender Arm Frog (Leptobrachium somani) and Mechuka Slender Arm Frog (Leptobrachium mechuka)—from secretive habitats in the northeastern Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh.
Nestled in the tranquil enclave of Risa Colony in Shillong lies the North Eastern Regional Centre of the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI), where scientists are advancing amphibian research.
Kaziranga with its total area of 1307.49 sq. km and varying ecosystem comprising of flood plains, wetlands, grasslands, and hill tracks in the periphery provides an ideal habitat for herpetofauna.
