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MEOWING NIGHT FROG(thanks jackjacksushi for the submission)Nyctibatrachus poocha© Biju Das / National Geographic A unique “catcall” inspired the name of the meowing night frog, one of 12 new species of frogs found recently in western India, a new study says. [I like that this guy’s smiling like a satisfied cat]. The 1.4-inch (3.5-centimeter) frog Nyctibatrachus poocha—”poocha” meaning “domestic cat” in the local Indian language—has a “secretive lifestyle,” hiding out inside rock crevices in the states of Western Ghats-Kerala and Tamil Nadu, said Biju Das, a biologist at the University of Delhi. Between 1994 and 2010, Das and colleagues scoured forests along Indian’s western coast for nocturnal, stream-dwelling frogs in the poorly studied genus Nyctibatrachus. In addition to revealing the 12 new species, the team rediscovered 3 species thought extinct, according to the study, published September 15 in the journalZootaxa. Source: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/09/pictures/110916-new-species-frogs-india-night-science-animals-meowing/ Other Posts: Borneo Rainbow Toad Suriname Toad- she has pits on her back for her tadpoles to live in Spray Toads Ornate Horned Toad

MEOWING NIGHT FROG
(thanks jackjacksushi for the submission)
Nyctibatrachus poocha
© Biju Das / National Geographic

A unique “catcall” inspired the name of the meowing night frog, one of 12 new species of frogs found recently in western India, a new study says. [I like that this guy’s smiling like a satisfied cat].

The 1.4-inch (3.5-centimeter) frog Nyctibatrachus poocha—”poocha” meaning “domestic cat” in the local Indian language—has a “secretive lifestyle,” hiding out inside rock crevices in the states of Western Ghats-Kerala and Tamil Nadu, said Biju Das, a biologist at the University of Delhi.

Between 1994 and 2010, Das and colleagues scoured forests along Indian’s western coast for nocturnal, stream-dwelling frogs in the poorly studied genus Nyctibatrachus. In addition to revealing the 12 new species, the team rediscovered 3 species thought extinct, according to the study, published September 15 in the journalZootaxa.

Source: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/09/pictures/110916-new-species-frogs-india-night-science-animals-meowing/

Other Posts:

Borneo Rainbow Toad

Suriname Toad- she has pits on her back for her tadpoles to live in

Spray Toads

Ornate Horned Toad

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    ooooh I wanna meet one. Meow Here kitty kitty
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    what a cutie