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A frog 21 years in making: New species finally described in Guwahati’s forests

In Assam
April 14, 2025
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Guwahati: More than two decades after it was first spotted hopping through the leaf litter of Garbhanga Reserve Forest, a mysterious frog has finally revealed its identity. Scientists have formally described Leptobrachium aryatium sp. nov., a striking new species of slow-moving, forest-dwelling amphibian endemic to the foothills of Assam and parts of Meghalaya. First observed […]

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