New frog species discovered in Western Ghats, named after former DU vice-chancellor |ForumIAS

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A team of Delhi University researchers has discovered a new frog species in the Western Ghats and has named it “Minervarya Pentali”.

Minervarya Pentali is a new frog species from the genus Minervarya. It is also among the smallest known Minervarya frogs.
The species was discovered from the Western Ghats. The species is endemic to the southern Western Ghats.
The species has been named after former DU Vice-Chancellor and plant geneticist Deepak Pental.

Minervarya is a genus of frogs in the family Dicroglossidae. The identity and taxonomic status of all known members of this genus are from Peninsular India.