In the verdant countryside of western India along the Arabian Sea, villagers digging a well in a cardamom plantation five years ago were astonished to spot a squat, bulbous purple frog sitting ...

The purple frog is something of a mystery. It was only formally described in 2003, and not much is known about its behaviour – primarily because it lives almost entirely underground. What little we do ...

Described in 2003, the Indian purple frog is facing heavy threats from habitat loss as its forests are converted to cropland. Researchers monitored part of its range for five years, finding that ...

Scientists have discovered a new and unusual species of frog in the Western Ghats mountain range in India. The frog has shiny, purple skin, a light blue ring around its eyes, and a pointy pig-nose.

India is diverse when it comes to wildlife. New research and discoveries keep on happening day to day. An unusual species of frog was discovered in the Western Ghats Mountain range in India. The frog ...

A bright purple frog shaped like a donut with a pointy snout has been discovered in the mountains of southern India. The seven-centimeter long amphibian hopped around the feet of dinosaurs.

When the State government announced the institution of the Tamil Nadu Endangered Species Conservation Fund (TNESCF) in its 2024 Budget, a rare frog having a bloated body, pointed snout and stout limbs ...

There is one thing that can coax the purple frogs of the rainforests of Anamalais in Tamil Nadu from their underground burrows — rain. Also known as pignose frog, the purple-pigmented frog endemic to ...

You have full access to this article via your institution. The first-ever acoustic analysis of croaking of the elusive purple frogs found exclusively in India's Western Ghats suggests that the unique ...