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Tanzania
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Sudan
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China
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Denmark
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Detailed explanation-1: -A voiceless frog was recently discovered in Tanzania. It does not croak or sing like other frogs. It was found in the Ukaguru mountains of Tanzania and hence the name Ukaguru spiny throated reed frog.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Tunga night frog derives its name from the place it was found in the upper catchments of River Tunga. The frogs from the genus Nyctibatrachus show in-situ radiation, thus their evolution is closely linked to the Western Ghats’ topography.
Detailed explanation-3: -The discovery of Jaladhara skittering frog over such a wide geographical area along the western coastal plains is being reported after a gap of several years, ‘’ K P Dinesh, study’s lead author from ZSI, Pune, told The Indian Express.
Detailed explanation-4: -The team named the new species as Amolops siju after the cave from where this discovery was made and the description of the new species was published in the latest issue of the international research journal, Journal of Animal Diversity published from Iran-based Lorestan University.