Environment & Biodiversity
Scientists led by S. D. Biju (“Frogman of India”) have discovered two new frog species in the remote mountain regions of Arunachal Pradesh—Soman’s Slender Arm Frog (Leptobrachium somani) and Mechuka Slender Arm Frog (Leptobrachium mechuka).
The finding reinforces the Eastern Himalayas as a biodiversity hotspot and highlights the need for conservation-focused research in fragile, high-altitude ecosystems.
APSC relevance: biodiversity conservation, Eastern Himalayan ecology, species discovery in Northeast India.
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