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Nature’s Layers Unravelled – Encounters with birds, beasts, and relatives

Tag: amphibians

Kissing frogs in pouring rain – a herping diary from Munnar

Kissing frogs in pouring rain – a herping diary from Munnar

Vibhu VarshneyNovember 24, 2022February 13, 2025

Love frogs and snakes but reluctant to get your boots muddy? Join Vibhu Varshney on a vicarious visual journey herping in God’s Own Country!

The Bicoloured Frog’s Wedding Suit

The Bicoloured Frog’s Wedding Suit

Sahastra RashmiOctober 19, 2011January 5, 2015

Here was the Bicoloured Frog again, dressed for its wedding party.

Encounter: Bombay Caecilian, an amphibian epiphany

Encounter: Bombay Caecilian, an amphibian epiphany

Bijoy VenugopalJuly 19, 2011April 10, 2023

Its serpentine structure and moist, clammy skin gives the caecilian the appearance of a frog masquerading as a snake. Chances are you’ve seen this intriguing amphibian before but never taken a second look at it!

Encounter: Golden Frog

Encounter: Golden Frog

Sahastra RashmiJuly 18, 2011April 7, 2020

Our very own Golden Frog, a Western Ghats endemic, gave us the cherished privilege of a long and uninterrupted audience

Encounter: Bicoloured Frog

Encounter: Bicoloured Frog

Sahastra RashmiJuly 4, 2011April 7, 2020

It’s tiny and blends in completely with the leaf litter but once you spot it, the Bicoloured Frog is unmistakable

Encounter: Blue-eyed Bush Frog

Encounter: Blue-eyed Bush Frog

Sahastra RashmiJune 25, 2011June 11, 2013

On a dark, wet monsoon night in Agumbe we met the very kissable blue-eyed prince of frogs

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