A team of scientists have recently unearthed a large aquatic frog from the Western Ghats of India. The frog is reported from three sites on the coasts of Karnataka, including Herga village near Manipal. This frog calls like a bird and probably this is the reason why it has been ignored all these years. In… Continue reading #FridayFrogFact – New Frog Species From Our Neighbourhood: Karaavali Skittering Frog (Euphlyctis karaavali)
Author: Madhushri Mudke
Researcher, conservationist and blogger at www.girlgonebirdzz.com
Alumna of School of Allied Health Sciences (SOAHS), Manipal.
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Heartfelt thanks to each and every participant of “Frogs of Manipal’ club. We are now a brilliant gang of 133 frog lovin’ members! This informal club was created in October 2016 and team Frogs of Manipal (FoM) has made some awesome discoveries since then. So on this first Friday of 2017, let’s recap everything that… Continue reading #FridayFrogFact – Reflecting Back on 2016 with Frogs in Focus
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In many human cultures around the world, frogs have long been associated with fertility and breeding. This is because of their association with life-giving water. Right from Egypt to India to the Mayan region in North America, people have considered frogs to be the symbols of fertility. Heqet, an Egyptian goddess of fertility is represented… Continue reading #FridayFrogFact ; These Bamboo Bush Frogs Have a Unique Mating Strategy
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