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Ultrasonic Distress Call Made By Brazilian Frog Species Documented In New Study
- Tuesday April 9, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
When the frog made the distress call, the researchers observed the movements of the frog typical of its defence against predators.
- www.ndtv.com
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New Frog Species Discovered In Cave In Meghalaya's South Garo Hills
- Tuesday April 11, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
Researchers from the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) have discovered a new species of frog from deep inside a cave in Meghalaya's South Garo Hills district which was recently published in an international journal, officials said on Tuesday.
- www.ndtv.com
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This Frog Species Can Secrete Wax To Stop It From Drying In Sun
- Wednesday November 23, 2022
- Offbeat | Edited by Anjali Thakur
The amphibian spends most of its life in the treetops, and it produces a waxy substance that covers its skin with a protective layer.
- www.ndtv.com
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2 Invasive Frog and Snake Species Cost World Economy $16 Billion: Report
- Friday July 29, 2022
- World News | Reuters
Two invasive species, the American bullfrog and the brown tree snake, cost the world an estimated $16 billion between 1986 and 2020 by causing problems ranging from crop damage to power outages, according to a study published on Thursday.
- www.ndtv.com
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New Frog Species 'Adi Cascade' Discovered In Arunachal Pradesh
- Thursday August 19, 2021
- India News | Press Trust of India
A team of biologists from Delhi University, Wildlife Institute of India and North Carolina Museum of Natural Science (USA) has discovered a new species of frog from the Adi hills Arunachal Pradesh, according to an official statement.
- www.ndtv.com
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‘Chocolate Frog’: Australian Researchers Discover New Species of the Amphibian in New Guinea
- Friday June 4, 2021
- Edited by Gadgets 360 Newsdesk
'Chocolate frog' or Litoria Mira, a new species of the amphibian has been discovered in swampy, lowland forests of New Guinea by Australian researchers.
- www.gadgets360.com
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Fossil Of 2 Million Year Old Frog Found In Argentina
- Tuesday June 9, 2020
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Argentine paleontologists have uncovered fossilized remains of a rare species of frog that lived two million years ago, the science and technology agency at the La Matanza national university said Monday.
- www.ndtv.com
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Romeo, Last Known Frog Of A Kind, Found Juliet. Did It Save The Species?
- Friday January 25, 2019
- Science | Jason Bittel, The Washington Post
For 10 years, the world's last known Sehuencas water frog, named Romeo, lived alone in captivity in a Bolivian museum. Repeated expeditions by biologists into the nation's cloud forests, the only place the amphibians exist, had turned up no new specimens. The once-plentiful frogs had been all but wiped out by a killer fungus, widespread habitat los...
- www.ndtv.com
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World's Loneliest Frog, Romeo, Finds A Date In Juliet
- Wednesday January 16, 2019
- Offbeat | Agence France-Presse
Almost a year after conservationists sent out a plea to help save a species of Bolivian aquatic frog by finding a mate for the last remaining member, Romeo, his very own Juliet has been tracked down deep inside a cloud forest.
- www.ndtv.com
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26-Year-Old Woman Who Doesn't Code Creates Asia's Hottest Game
- Friday February 9, 2018
- World News | Lisa Du, Yuki Furukawa, Yuji Nakamura, Bloomberg
Japanese frogs are proliferating across Asia. The good news is, they're not an invasive species, nor are they real.
- www.ndtv.com
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New Frog Species Named After Naturalist David Attenborough
- Thursday March 9, 2017
- World News | Press Trust of India
New frog species named after David Attenborough Washington, Mar 8 (PTI) A new frog species, which measures just about two centimeters and was discovered in the Peruvian Andes, has been named after the famous British broadcaster and naturalist Sir David Attenborough.
- www.ndtv.com
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10,000 Endangered Frogs Die In Peru
- Tuesday October 18, 2016
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Peru is investigating what killed some 10,000 Titicaca water frogs, a critically endangered species affectionately known as the "scrotum frog," in a river that is feared to be polluted, authorities said Monday.
- www.ndtv.com
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New Colourful Tree Frog Species Discovered In Australia
- Wednesday October 5, 2016
- World News | Press Trust of India
Scientists have discovered a new species of green treefrog in Australia - with distinctive orange hands and feet and iridescent purple inner thighs.
- www.ndtv.com
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The Kamasutra, Froggy Style
- Thursday June 16, 2016
- Offbeat | Agence France-Presse
The Bombay night frog, scientists revealed Tuesday, favours a mating position previously unknown among the amphibian group's 7,000 species, only the seventh catalogued in what might be called the Kamasutra for frogs.
- www.ndtv.com
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Frog With Yellow Eyebrows Discovered In Colombia
- Wednesday March 9, 2016
- World News | Agence France-Presse
A new species of terrestrial frog with yellow eyebrows has been found in Colombia's East Andes, researchers announced on Tuesday.
- www.ndtv.com
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Ultrasonic Distress Call Made By Brazilian Frog Species Documented In New Study
- Tuesday April 9, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
When the frog made the distress call, the researchers observed the movements of the frog typical of its defence against predators.
- www.ndtv.com
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New Frog Species Discovered In Cave In Meghalaya's South Garo Hills
- Tuesday April 11, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
Researchers from the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) have discovered a new species of frog from deep inside a cave in Meghalaya's South Garo Hills district which was recently published in an international journal, officials said on Tuesday.
- www.ndtv.com
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This Frog Species Can Secrete Wax To Stop It From Drying In Sun
- Wednesday November 23, 2022
- Offbeat | Edited by Anjali Thakur
The amphibian spends most of its life in the treetops, and it produces a waxy substance that covers its skin with a protective layer.
- www.ndtv.com
-
2 Invasive Frog and Snake Species Cost World Economy $16 Billion: Report
- Friday July 29, 2022
- World News | Reuters
Two invasive species, the American bullfrog and the brown tree snake, cost the world an estimated $16 billion between 1986 and 2020 by causing problems ranging from crop damage to power outages, according to a study published on Thursday.
- www.ndtv.com
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New Frog Species 'Adi Cascade' Discovered In Arunachal Pradesh
- Thursday August 19, 2021
- India News | Press Trust of India
A team of biologists from Delhi University, Wildlife Institute of India and North Carolina Museum of Natural Science (USA) has discovered a new species of frog from the Adi hills Arunachal Pradesh, according to an official statement.
- www.ndtv.com
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‘Chocolate Frog’: Australian Researchers Discover New Species of the Amphibian in New Guinea
- Friday June 4, 2021
- Edited by Gadgets 360 Newsdesk
'Chocolate frog' or Litoria Mira, a new species of the amphibian has been discovered in swampy, lowland forests of New Guinea by Australian researchers.
- www.gadgets360.com
-
Fossil Of 2 Million Year Old Frog Found In Argentina
- Tuesday June 9, 2020
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Argentine paleontologists have uncovered fossilized remains of a rare species of frog that lived two million years ago, the science and technology agency at the La Matanza national university said Monday.
- www.ndtv.com
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Romeo, Last Known Frog Of A Kind, Found Juliet. Did It Save The Species?
- Friday January 25, 2019
- Science | Jason Bittel, The Washington Post
For 10 years, the world's last known Sehuencas water frog, named Romeo, lived alone in captivity in a Bolivian museum. Repeated expeditions by biologists into the nation's cloud forests, the only place the amphibians exist, had turned up no new specimens. The once-plentiful frogs had been all but wiped out by a killer fungus, widespread habitat los...
- www.ndtv.com
-
World's Loneliest Frog, Romeo, Finds A Date In Juliet
- Wednesday January 16, 2019
- Offbeat | Agence France-Presse
Almost a year after conservationists sent out a plea to help save a species of Bolivian aquatic frog by finding a mate for the last remaining member, Romeo, his very own Juliet has been tracked down deep inside a cloud forest.
- www.ndtv.com
-
26-Year-Old Woman Who Doesn't Code Creates Asia's Hottest Game
- Friday February 9, 2018
- World News | Lisa Du, Yuki Furukawa, Yuji Nakamura, Bloomberg
Japanese frogs are proliferating across Asia. The good news is, they're not an invasive species, nor are they real.
- www.ndtv.com
-
New Frog Species Named After Naturalist David Attenborough
- Thursday March 9, 2017
- World News | Press Trust of India
New frog species named after David Attenborough Washington, Mar 8 (PTI) A new frog species, which measures just about two centimeters and was discovered in the Peruvian Andes, has been named after the famous British broadcaster and naturalist Sir David Attenborough.
- www.ndtv.com
-
10,000 Endangered Frogs Die In Peru
- Tuesday October 18, 2016
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Peru is investigating what killed some 10,000 Titicaca water frogs, a critically endangered species affectionately known as the "scrotum frog," in a river that is feared to be polluted, authorities said Monday.
- www.ndtv.com
-
New Colourful Tree Frog Species Discovered In Australia
- Wednesday October 5, 2016
- World News | Press Trust of India
Scientists have discovered a new species of green treefrog in Australia - with distinctive orange hands and feet and iridescent purple inner thighs.
- www.ndtv.com
-
The Kamasutra, Froggy Style
- Thursday June 16, 2016
- Offbeat | Agence France-Presse
The Bombay night frog, scientists revealed Tuesday, favours a mating position previously unknown among the amphibian group's 7,000 species, only the seventh catalogued in what might be called the Kamasutra for frogs.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Frog With Yellow Eyebrows Discovered In Colombia
- Wednesday March 9, 2016
- World News | Agence France-Presse
A new species of terrestrial frog with yellow eyebrows has been found in Colombia's East Andes, researchers announced on Tuesday.
- www.ndtv.com