{"id":123100,"date":"2021-08-03T17:35:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-03T12:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=123100"},"modified":"2021-08-04T16:42:09","modified_gmt":"2021-08-04T11:12:09","slug":"new-frog-species-discovered-in-western-ghats-named-after-former-du-vice-chancellor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/new-frog-species-discovered-in-western-ghats-named-after-former-du-vice-chancellor\/","title":{"rendered":"New frog species discovered in Western Ghats, named after former DU vice-chancellor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/cities\/delhi\/du-researchers-discover-new-frog-species-name-it-after-renowned-plant-geneticist-7434402\/\"><strong>Indian Express <\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h5><strong>What is the News?<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>A team of Delhi University researchers has discovered a new frog species in the Western Ghats and has named it \u201c<strong>Minervarya Pentali<\/strong>\u201d.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_123145\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-123145\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-123145 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Minervarya-Pentali.jpg?resize=300%2C167&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Minervarya Pentali - a new frog species\" width=\"300\" height=\"167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Minervarya-Pentali.jpg?resize=300%2C167&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Minervarya-Pentali.jpg?resize=1024%2C569&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Minervarya-Pentali.jpg?resize=768%2C427&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Minervarya-Pentali.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-123145\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; Indian Express<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h5><strong>About Minervarya Pentali<\/strong>:<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Minervarya Pentali <\/strong>is a new frog species from the genus Minervarya. It is also among the smallest known Minervarya frogs.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The species <\/strong>was discovered from the Western Ghats. The species is endemic to the southern Western Ghats.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The species <\/strong>has been named after former DU Vice-Chancellor and plant geneticist Deepak Pental.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><strong>About Minervarya:<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Minervarya<\/strong> 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.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: Indian Express What is the News? A team of Delhi University researchers has discovered a new frog species in the Western Ghats and has named it \u201cMinervarya Pentali\u201d. About Minervarya Pentali: Minervarya Pentali is a new frog species from the genus Minervarya. It is also among the smallest known Minervarya frogs. 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