CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The night frog group, Nyctibatrachus, previously had 28 recognised species, of which three were miniature in size (less than 18mm). The new species were identified through studying their DNA, physical features and call patterns.

Detailed explanation-2: -Smaller than a human fingernail, it is among the smallest frog species in the world. Nyctibatrachus pulivijayani is part of a genus that evolved in India around 70–80 million years ago. The species of frog was discovered by scientists from the University of Delhi.

Detailed explanation-3: -On a private nature reserve in Costa Rica, Donald Varela-Soto searched for the source of a shrill frog call for six months. What he found turned out to be a new species, a tiny green tree frog that has been named Tlalocohyla celeste. Scientists think the Tapir Valley tree frog may be critically endangered.

Detailed explanation-4: -He named the frog “zombie” because he thought other researchers looked like zombies after digging the frogs out of the ground. It was described in 2021 by Antoine Fouquet.