{"id":81897,"date":"2026-01-10T13:45:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T08:15:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=81897"},"modified":"2026-01-10T14:45:36","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T09:15:36","slug":"two-new-frog-species","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/two-new-frog-species\/","title":{"rendered":"Two New Frog Species"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Two New Frog Species Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A team of scientists led by \u2018Frogman of India\u2019 S. D. Biju recently discovered two new frog species named Soman\u2019s Slender Arm Frog (Leptobrachium somani) and Mechuka Slender Arm Frog (Leptobrachium mechuka) from the remote mountain habitats of Arunachal Pradesh.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Soman\u2019s Slender Arm Frog (Leptobrachium somani<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">)<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>new slender-armed frog <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">species.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was discovered at Tiwarigaon in <\/span><b>Arunachal Pradesh.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has been <\/span><b>named in honour <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of the<\/span><b> late journalist E. Somanath,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> recognising his lifelong commitment to <\/span><b>environmental journalism.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This<\/span><b> small frog<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> measures about 55 mm in length.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has a <\/span><b>greyish-brown body<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with <\/span><b>irregular light-grey markings<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>distinctive silver-grey to light-blue eyes.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An <\/span><b>evergreen forest specie<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">s, males are typically found calling from the banks of fast- or slow-flowing streams.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>About Mechuka Slender Arm Frog (Leptobrachium mechuka)<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>new slender-armed frog<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> species.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>named after Mechuka, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the <\/span><b>town in Arunachal Pradesh <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">where it was first collected.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Measuring about 60 mm, this species occurs in<\/span><b><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/tropical-evergreen-forests\/\" target=\"_blank\"> evergreen forests<\/a> and adjoining grasslands.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\">It has a <b style=\"font-size: inherit;\">uniformly brown bod<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">y with a reddish tinge and <\/span><b style=\"font-size: inherit;\">striking silvery-white eyes.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newindianexpress.com\/states\/kerala\/2026\/Jan\/10\/two-new-frog-species-discovered-one-named-after-malayali-journo#:~:text=The%20new%20species%2C%20&#039;Soman&#039;s%20Slender,evergreen%20forests%20and%20adjacent%20grassland.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">NIE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two new frog species were recently discovered by a team of scientists led by \u2018Frogman of India\u2019 S. D. Biju from the remote mountain habitats of Arunachal Pradesh. 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