The Eastern Himalayas New Species Discoveries
The Eastern Himalayas New Species Discoveries
The Eastern Himalayas New Species Discoveries
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© Milivoje Krvavac<br />
A golden-eyed frog<br />
Smith’s litter frog (Leptobrachium smithi) [1c, 1d]<br />
identified in 1999 24 , one of five new frog discoveries in<br />
the Indian state of Assam, must certainly rank among the<br />
most extraordinary-looking frogs in the world.<br />
Measuring only a few centimetres, this small frog has<br />
a giant pair of piercing, bulging and vivid golden eyes.<br />
Smith’s litter frog was reportedly discovered in the<br />
Mayeng Hill Reserve Forest and Garbhanga Reserve<br />
Forest, Kamru District, Assam 25 , and today populations<br />
of the frog are declining due to pressures from forest<br />
clearance and other impacts such as stream pollution 26 .<br />
1d Leptobrachium smithi<br />
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