Burrowing frogs add to diversity of Western Ghats

T. Nandakumar, Thiruvananthapuram The Hindu , June 19, 2017  Opening another window into the fascinating world of amphibian diversity in the Western Ghats, a research student at the Delhi University has reported the discovery of four new species of burrowing frogs. The finding, published in the international journal Zootaxa,...

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A new cast of crabs in Western Ghats

T.Nandakumar, Thiruvananthapuram  The Hindu, June 08, 2017 The Western Ghats biodiversity hotspot is in the spotlight once again, as scientists have discovered a new genus and six new species of freshwater crabs in these mountainous forests. With the recent finding in Kerala, freshwater crab diversity in the State has risen...

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