{"id":99774,"date":"2026-04-23T12:39:19","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T07:09:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=99774"},"modified":"2026-04-23T13:05:58","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T07:35:58","slug":"limnonectes-motijheel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/limnonectes-motijheel\/","title":{"rendered":"Limnonectes motijheel"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Limnonectes motijheel Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indian scientists recently discovered a rare, fanged mud-nesting frog, Limnonectes Motijheel, in Namdapha Tiger Reserve, Arunachal Pradesh.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Limnonectes motijheel<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>new species of frog.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was discovered from <\/span><b>Namdapha Tiger Reserve<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in<\/span><b> Arunachal Pradesh<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>named after Motijheel Lake<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, known for its rich amphibian diversity.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <\/span><b>belongs to <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a group commonly called <\/span><b>Fanged Frogs<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, named for <\/span><b>small, fang-like projections in the lower jaw of the males<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Scientists say this feature may <\/span><b>aid feeding or territorial behaviour.\u00a0<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These frogs are <\/span><b>found across South and Southeast Asia<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and are known for their unusual breeding habits.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The new species has been placed within the <\/span><b>genus Limnonectes,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which now counts <\/span><b>six known species in India.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unlike most frogs that lay eggs in water or on leaves, this species <\/span><b>builds a nest out of mud beneath leaf litter on the forest floor.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> This is a behaviour not previously recorded in this group from India.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The frog also has a <\/span><b>distinct appearanc<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">e. The amphibian has a <\/span><b>dark-brown line running between its eyes,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> an<\/span><b> inverted &#8220;V&#8221;-shaped ridge along its back<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><b>broken folds running down either side of its body.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Size<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Frogs of the Limnonectes group are typically <\/span><b>medium-sized <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">amphibians.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They generally range between <\/span><b>2.3 to 3.5 centimetres<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as an adult.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Key Facts about Namdapha Tiger Reserve<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Namdapha, a <\/span><b>national park and tiger reserve<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, lies on the <\/span><b>international border between India and Myanmar <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">within Changlang District in the state of <\/span><b>Arunachal Pradesh.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is located at the <\/span><b>junction <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of the <\/span><b>Indian Sub-Continent Bio-geographic region<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and the <\/span><b>Indo-China Bio-geographic Region.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>nestled between<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the <\/span><b>Dapha Bum ridge of the <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/mishmi-hills\/\" target=\"_blank\">Mishmi Hills <\/a><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of the northeastern Himalayas<\/span><b> and the Patkai ranges.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has a <\/span><b>common boundary <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">with <\/span><b>Kamlang Wildlife Sanctuary (Arunachal Pradesh).<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">River: The <\/span><b>Namdapha River<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (a <\/span><b>tributary of the Noa-Dihing River<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) flows right across in a north-south direction of this reserve, and hence the name Namdapha has been given.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Vegetation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: It consists of <\/span><b>Northern Tropical Evergreen Forest<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, North Indian Tropical Moist Deciduous Forests, <\/span><b>East Himalayan Moist Temperate Forests, and Moist Alpine Scrub Forests.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Flora<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It consists of species like <\/span><b>Pinus merkusi and Abies delavavi being exclusive<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to the park.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is home to the <\/span><b>Blue Vanda, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">which is a <\/span><b>rare and endangered orchard.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It also consists of <\/span><b>medicinal plants<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> like <\/span><b>Mishimi Teeta<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Copti teeta), which is used by the local tribes to treat different types of diseases.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Fauna<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Elephants, Himalayan Black Bear<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Himalayan Sun Bear, Hoolock Gibbon (only ape in India), <\/span><b>Slow Loris,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the <\/span><b>only park in the world<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to have the f<\/span><b>our feline species of big cats<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, namely the <\/span><b>Tiger <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Panthera Tigris), <\/span><b>Leopard <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Panthera Pardus),<\/span><b> Snow Leopard <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Panthera Uncia), and <\/span><b>Clouded Leopard<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Neofelis Nebulosa) and numbers of lesser cats.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.moneycontrol.com\/science\/scientists-discover-rare-and-new-frog-species-in-arunachal-pradesh-and-it-can-build-its-own-house-article-13896384.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow 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