Mahabali Frog

  • Mahabali Frog (Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis), which buries itself all through the year and surfaces only one day to lay eggs, is waiting to be elevated as the State Frog of Kerala.
  • The frog was named after the mythical King Mahabali, who visits his people once a year from the underneath world.
  • The species, also known as Purple Frog, stands out with its evolutionarily distinct and globally endangered status.
  • The purple frog has a bloated body with short stout limbs and is dark purple to greyish in colour.
  • It has a small head in comparison to the body length, and ....
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