Bengal Tree Frog
A new frog species named Polypedates bengalensis has been found in a residential area of West Bengal. The frog was found in two places in the neighbouring state of West Bengal — Badu, North 24 Parganas District and Khordanahala, South 24 Parganas District.
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- The location has inspired the name of the discovery — Polypedates bengalensis, or the Brown Blotched Bengal Tree Frog belonging to the genus Polypedates.
- It is named Brown Blotched Bengal Tree Frog from the series of six to nine dark brown blotches that extend laterally from behind the frog’s eye to the vent. The frog’s ....
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