Xenophrys Apatani
Published on 12 Apr 2025
- Researchers from the Zoological Survey of India recorded the forest-dwelling frog from Arunachal Pradesh.
- It is a horned frog found in the Talle Wildlife Sanctuary.
- This leaf-litter dwelling frog, known for living amongst tea leaves and sporting small horns, is dark brown in colour.
- The species is named after the dominant Apatani community in recognition of their ingenuity in the conservation of wild flora and fauna.
- It is distributed along the Eastern Himalayan and the Indo-Burma biodiversity hot spots of the country.