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Bizarre New Species of Frog Discovered in India: Nasikabatrachus bhupathi
Aug 28, 2017 by Natali Anderson


Herpetologists are claiming they have discovered a new species of purple frog living in the Western Ghats, India.

In a paper published in the Alytes, the International Journal of Batrachology, the researchers describe the new frog species that they call Nasikabatrachus bhupathi.

The proposed English name is the Bhupathy’s purple frog.

http://www.sci-news.com/biology/new-species-frog-nasikabatrachus-bhupathi-05167.html

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Re: Bizarre New Species of Frog Discovered in India: Nasikabatrachus bhupathi
« Reply #1 on: September 03, 2017, 06:03:22 pm »
Bizarre looking frog.

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Re: Bizarre New Species of Frog Discovered in India: Nasikabatrachus bhupathi
« Reply #2 on: September 03, 2017, 11:34:15 pm »
Frogs aren't notable for bein' pretty, but this one is downright ugly: