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Five frog species rediscovered [1]

Scientists of the University of Delhi, in a collaborative programme involving researchers from other leading institutions in the country, have rediscovered five species of frogs believed extinct long ago.

Chalazodes Bubble-nest Frog ( Raorchestes chalazodes), was last reported in 1874 from the Kalakkad-Mundanthurai region in the western ghats in south India.

Publication Date: 
17/02/2011
Hindu (New Delhi) [2]
Tags:
Frogs [3], Science And Technology [4], Life Science [5], Western Ghats [6], Tamil Nadu [7]
Centre for Science and Environment
National Knowledge Commission Government of India

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