Its a "living fossil". Purple frog was found in a 'biodiversity hotspot', in the mountains of southern India. It is bloated and purple and has very tiny eyes.Common names for this species are Purple Frog, Indian Purple Frog,...
Purple Frog Facts
The Hindu : States / Kerala : New amphibian discovered
A team of researchers including from the Zoological Survey of India, Western Ghat Regional Centre, Kozhikode has discovered a new species of limbless amphibian from Western Ghats, additional director of ZSI centre Kozhikode,...
The Chinese Giant Salamander Facts
The Chinese giant salamander (Andrias davidianus) is the largest amphibian in the world. It reaches a maximun length of 1.8 metres. The Chinese salamander has a broad head and mouth, wrinkly skin and is usually dark coloured...
Beddome's Toad Facts - Amazing Facts
Beddome's Toad (Bufo beddomii) is a species of toad found in the Western Ghats of India. Beddome's Toad measures 1.75 inches from snout to vent. It is brown with indistinct black spots and limbs marbled with carmine. Its...
Echidna or Spiny Anteater Facts
The Echidna also known as the Spiny Anteater is a primitive oviparous{egg-laying} mammal that lives in Australia and New Guinea. Echidnas and the platypus are the only egg-laying mammals, known as monotremes. Echidnas are...
Damselfish Facts
Damselfish are classified in the phylum Chordata, subphylum Vertebrata, class Osteichthyes, order Perciformes, family Pomacentridae. Damselfish belong to the Pomacentridae family. Aquarists often use Damselfish to biologically...
African Black Oystercatcher (Haematopus moquini)
Oystercatchers are shorebirds that live on temperate and tropical coasts around the world, occuring on every continent except Antarctica. There are 13 species worldwide , nine of which occur in southern hemisphere. They...
Basking Shark / Cetorhinus maximus Facts
The basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus) is a huge filter feeding shark which grows to be up to about 33 feet long. It is the second largest shark after the whale shark . The basking shark is also called the sunfish,...
Aye-aye Facts - Amazing Facts
The Aye-aye is a mammal that lives in rain forests of Madagascar, a large island off the southeast coast of Africa. During the day, the Aye-aye sleeps in a nest which is located in the fork of a tree. It builds the...
Beluga Whale - Amazing Facts
The Beluga Whale or white whale (Delphinapterus leucas) is an Arctic and sub-Arctic cetacean. Male belugas are larger than females. Belugas have a dorsal ridge, rather than a dorsal fin. The evolutionary preference...
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