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What are Amphibians? Definition and life cycle
Amphibians are cold-blooded vertebrates that typically begin life in water and later move to land. This group includes frogs, toads, salamanders, and caecilians.
Key Characteristics of Amphibians: Skin, Breathing, and Metamorphosis
Amphibians have moist, permeable skin and usually go through a life cycle that includes a larval stage, like a tadpole, followed by metamorphosis into an adult. They breathe through their skin and lungs, and many require both aquatic and terrestrial habitats to complete their life cycles.
How Many Amphibian Species Are Found in India?
India is home to over 450 species of amphibians, with a large number found only in the Western Ghats, one of the world’s biodiversity hotspots. Examples include the purple frog, a burrowing species that surfaces only briefly during the monsoon, and the Malabar gliding frog, which can leap between trees using its webbed feet. The caecilians, legless and often mistaken for snakes, live underground and are rarely seen.
New Amphibian Species Discovered in India Every Year
Researchers discover 8 to 10 new species of amphibians in India every year, with most of these frogs and caecilians hailing from biodiversity hotspots like the Western Ghats and the Northeast.
Why Amphibians Are in Danger: Threats to Their Survival
Despite their ecological importance — especially in controlling insect populations — amphibians are among the most threatened groups of animals. Habitat destruction, pesticide use, water pollution, and the spread of diseases like chytridiomycosis have led to sharp declines in many populations. Changes in rainfall patterns due to climate change also impact their breeding cycles. Conservation efforts, including habitat protection and species monitoring, are slowly gaining ground, but amphibians remain highly vulnerable. Their presence often indicates the health of an ecosystem, making their protection critical for environmental stability.
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Finding Philautus: Bush Frogs in the Western Ghats
Film
Lost in Our Plates
Film
A Living Fossil: The Purple Frog’s Brief Life Above Ground
Film
Robin Suyesh and the Frogs of Delhi NCR
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When a Filmmaker-Duo Caught a "Silent" Salamander Speaking
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Singing in the Rain: Frogs of Agumbe Get Ready for the Monsoon
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A Monsoon Romance: Malabar Gliding Frog Looks for a Mate
Mixed media
What Frog Songs Tell Us
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Munnar’s Monsoon Nightlife: The Bush Frog Story
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Kottigehar Dancing Frog: Facts, Threats, and the Dance of Survival
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Shillong bush frog: Facts, Habitat and Mating Behaviour
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Purple Frog: A Brief Interlude from a Secret Life Underground
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Charles Darwin Frog: Facts, Habitat, Distribution
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Citizens Come Together for Malabar Tree Toad
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Frogs Among the Coffee Plantations of Madikeri
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A Purple Frog on her Heart
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Lateritic Plateau Frogs Threatened by Farms
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Humayun's Wrinkled Frog: Facts, Calls, Breeding
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Don’t Kiss and Tell: The Unusual Breeding Behaviour of Humayun’s Wrinkled Frog
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Water Drop Frog: Facts, Discovery, Habitat
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The Anamalai Gliding Frog Wants a Stunt Double
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Indian Bull Frog: Facts, Size, Habitat
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Malabar Gliding Frog: Habitat, Breeding, Threats
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Loud and Clear: Bullfrogs of India
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Goodbye Toughie, the Tree Frog
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Revenge of the Frogs
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Putting your Best Foot Backward
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A New Species of Frog has a Trick for Your Eyes
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The Malabar Gliding Frog Likes Big Girls
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Frogs Vs Toads
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Purple Frog: Facts, Discovery, Habitat
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Magadha Burrowing Frog: Resident of Farms
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Leaps and Bounds: The Fascinating Frog World of Agumbe
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The Wild Stars of South India
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Finding a ‘Star’ Among Frogs
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High Life: Gliding Frogs of the Western Ghats
Species
Shaking a Leg with the Kottigehar Dancing Frog
Conservation
Deforestation Threatens Western Ghats' Amphibians
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Love is in the Air: Indian Bullfrogs and the Romance of the Monsoon
Conservation
Is the Dancing Frog’s Jig Over?
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Skittering Frogs: Look Closely, They’re Floating on Water Everywhere
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Epomis Beetles and their Amphibian Meals
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Why Do These Starry-eyed Frogs Disappear into Bamboos?
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