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  • 24 November, 2023

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Nidirana Noadihing (Musical Frog)

  • Scientists have discovered a new species of 'music frog', Nidirana noadihing in Arunachal Pradesh recently.
  • The speciality of this new species of frog is that both the male and female are vocal.
  • Habitat - Swamps, ponds and paddy fields, and they often construct nests to lay their eggs.
  • The new species was named after the Noa-Dihing River, which is near where the specimens were discovered and collected.
  • Noa-Dihing is a tributary of Brahmaputra, originates in Arunachal Pradesh and flows through Assam and joins the Brahmaputra at Dihingmukh.
  • The new species confirmed for the first time that the Nidirana genus has been found in India.

Nidirana species are known in Japan, Taiwan, China, Vietnam, Laos and Thailand.

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