Its a "living fossil". Purple frog was found in a 'biodiversity hotspot', in the mountains of southern India. It is bloated and purple and has very tiny eyes.
Common names for this species are Purple Frog, Indian Purple Frog, Pignose Frog or Doughnut Frog. It was discovered by S.D. Biju and F. Bossyut in October 2003 and was found to be unique for the geographic region.
The scientific name (Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis) derives from the Sanskrit word nasika (nose) referring to the pointed snout, batrachus Greek for frog, and Sahyadri as the local name of the mountain range where it was found - the Western Ghats.
6 comments:
at: October 31, 2011 at 2:27 AM said...
Wow!.Great space to know abt species.Thanks for sharing the info.Luv it
at: October 31, 2011 at 3:20 AM said...
What a nasty looking creature but plays a part in the environment as does all species...
at: November 1, 2011 at 2:37 AM said...
I did not even know about the purple frog .. and I love to know about nature. You are doing an amazing collection there.
at: November 1, 2011 at 9:18 AM said...
Really amazed to read your postings on amazed facts
at: November 3, 2011 at 1:55 AM said...
It is not an amazing joke, is it? Why living fossil? Do you mean it has nothing except skeleton that is alive or it is alive but no more than a fossil? Anyway, it is amazing! Liked it!
at: November 8, 2011 at 9:17 PM said...
it looks really incredible.... amazing creature!!
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