Researchers from national and international institutions have discovered a new frog species named as ‘Sphaerotheca Varshaabhu’ in urban Bengaluru.

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Researchers from national and international institutions have discovered a new frog species named as ‘Sphaerotheca Varshaabhu’ in urban Bengaluru. The burrowing frog species, belonging to the genus Sphaerotheca is Named as ‘Sphaerotheca Varshaabhu’, which takes its name from the Sanskrit words, varsha, meaning rain, and bhu, meaning taking birth. This name is attributed to its behaviour of coming out of its burrows during early monsoon showers to breed and continue its life cycle.


      This species will be commonly called the Varsha burrowing frog.

      This species was discovered in Budumanahalli an agro-horticultural region near Rajanukunte in sprawling North Bengaluru.

      This new species is a burrow frog. It lives underground and comes up when rainwater moistens the land and water seeps in.

 

     


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