Wednesday 20 May 2020

Zoological Survey Of India Lists 20 Species Of Amphibians As 'Critically Endangered'

Zoological Survey Of India Lists 20 Species Of Amphibians As 'Critically Endangered'

Zoological Survey of India(ZSI) has listed 20 species as critically endangered and 35 as 'endangered', an official said on Sunday, May 17.

Some species of frogs found in the Western Ghats of Kerala, Maharashtra and Karnataka, and in some hills of the northeast are included in the list of 'critically endangered' species.

the number of the species has gone up to 447 from 284 in 2009,

 Pseudophilautus amboli, a rare shrub frog species endemic to the Western Ghats at Amboliin Maharashtra and Jog Falls and Kudremukh in Karnataka, has also been termed as critically endangered

 

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