Scientists have discovered a new species of ‘music frog’ in Arunachal Pradesh. The speciality of this new species of frog, Nidirana noadihing, is that both the male and female are vocal.
Key points
- The new species was named after the Noa-Dihing River, which is near where the specimens were discovered and collected.
- According to the scientists, the new species confirmed for the first time that the Nidirana genus has been found in India.
- Nidirana species are known in Japan, Taiwan, China, Vietnam, Laos and Thailand. Nidirana are known to inhabit swamps, ponds and paddy fields, and they often construct nests to lay their eggs, the study said.
- Noa-Dihing Music Frogs are distinguished from other species by their size, their oval toe tips, the tubercles on their backs and their unique call
