{"id":118892,"date":"2026-08-13T12:31:44","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T07:01:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=118892"},"modified":"2026-08-13T12:31:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T07:01:44","slug":"cascade-frog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/cascade-frog\/","title":{"rendered":"Cascade Frog"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Cascade Frog Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scientists have discovered three new species of cascade frogs from the biodiverse-rich forests of Northeast India.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Cascade Frog<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These frogs belong to the <\/span><b>genus Amolops.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Habitat: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are typically found around <\/span><b>rocky waterfalls and fast-flowing forest streams<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The genus has around <\/span><b>100 species distributed across Asia.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Ecological Role:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Cascade frogs are vital ecological anchors that connect aquatic and terrestrial food webs, <\/span><b>control pest populations<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and serve as <\/span><b>sensitive indicators of clean water ecosystems.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Three New Cascade Frog Species<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Ammachi\u2019s Cascade Frog<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Amolops ammachi)<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was discovered in the <\/span><b>Jampui Hills of Tripura.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It honours the late Kerala social worker and philanthropist Padmini Varkey, affectionately known as \u2018Ammachi\u2019 (or mother).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has a light brown body interspersed with <\/span><b>beautiful olive-green reticulations.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Sendenyu Cascade Frog<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Amolops sendenyu): It was <\/span><b>found in Nagaland<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and named after Sendenyu Village; and<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Beautiful Cascade Frog<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Amolops bella): It was discovered in <\/span><b>West Bengal<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and named for its striking green body marked with yellowish-green or reddish-brown mosaic patterns.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cascade Frog belong to the genus Amolops. 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