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Detailed explanation-1: -Notes: A team of Australian scientists has discovered a new species of a tree frog from the rainforests of New Guinea. Also called as the “chocolate frog” due to its chocolate colour, it belongs to the Australasian tree frog genus Litoria. Hence the new species was named as ‘Litoria mira’.

Detailed explanation-2: -New burrowing frog species unearthed in Amazon’s rare peatlands. Researchers dug up a new-to-science species of burrowing frog in the Peruvian Amazon that resembles chocolate. The frog has been nicknamed the tapir frog for its distinctive-looking snout.

Detailed explanation-3: -Ranoidea mira, also known as the chocolate frog, is a species of tree frog in the subfamily Pelodryadinae, and is part of the Ranoidea caerulea species complex. It was discovered in New Guinea by a research team led by Griffith University.

Detailed explanation-4: -In 2016, scientists discovered a new species of tree frog with sepia-colored skin on an expedition in the rainforests of New Guinea. The frog-dubbed the “chocolate frog, ” or Litoria mira, by researchers-was found in an unusual swampy area.

Detailed explanation-5: -The name is a feminine Latin adjective meaning “grassy” and is no doubt in reference to the species’ green coloration. Litoria pallidofemora, sp.