Rare frog found in Bejjur forest

Rare frog called "Uperodon Taprobanicus" is found at Bejjur forest in Adilabad district, Telangana.

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The 253 square kilometre thickly forested area abutting the banks of Pranahita river on the eastern side of this district is a biodiversity haven, a fact which has re-emerged thanks to the recent discovery of a rare frog in the area.

• On September 16, Polasa Tirupathi, a bird tracker working with the Forest Department, spotted a painted frog — the Uperodon Taprobanicus — on a tree within the campus of the Bejjur Forest Range office.

Uperodon Taprobanicus:

The Uperodon Taprobanicus belongs to microhylidae family and is listed as least concern species by the Switzerland based International Union for Conservation of Nature.

• The United Kingdom based International Reptile Conservation Foundation will publish it in the ‘Journal of IRCF Reptiles and Amphibians: Conservation and Natural History.