{"id":95430,"date":"2026-03-29T11:42:31","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T06:12:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=95430"},"modified":"2026-03-30T12:52:50","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T07:22:50","slug":"nyctibatrachus-kali","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/nyctibatrachus-kali\/","title":{"rendered":"Nyctibatrachus kali"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Nyctibatrachus kali Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the new frog species was discovered and named it as Nyctibatrachus kali.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Nyctibatrachus kali<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is more commonly <\/span><b>called &#8216;Kali Night Frog.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was found in the <\/span><b>Kali Tiger Reserve<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in Uttara Kannada district of <\/span><b>Karnataka.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was <\/span><b>named after the nearby Kali River<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (the reserve is also named after the river which flows through it).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The new frog species is <\/span><b>known to be a &#8216;cryptic&#8217; one<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which has similarities with the &#8216;Kumbara Night Frog&#8217; (Nyctibatrachus kumbara) discovered in 2014.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its sound resembles that of <\/span><b>wood-chopping in the forest<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Key Facts about Kali Tiger Reserve<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is situated in the Uttara Kannada district of <\/span><b>Karnataka.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>composed <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of <\/span><b>Dandeli Wildlife Sanctuary and Anshi National Park.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>River:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The <\/span><b>Kali River,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which forms the major source of water for Uttara Kannada, flows through the tiger reserve.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Vegetation:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is a blend of <\/span><b>semi-evergreen and moist deciduous forests<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, interspersed with patches of bamboo and grasslands.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Flora:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It features species like teak, silver oak, eucalyptus, and various medicinal plants.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Fauna<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Animals found in the Tiger Reserve include Tiger, Leopard, Elephant, Bison, Wild dog, Sambar, Spotted deer.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.deccanherald.com\/india\/karnataka\/new-species-of-night-frog-discovered-in-western-ghats-3947691\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">DH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nyctibatrachus kali, or Kali Night Frog, is a cryptic species from Karnataka\u2019s Kali Tiger Reserve, named after the Kali River, with a unique wood-chopping call. 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