New toad species recorded in Meghalaya named after Khasi women’s attire
A new toad species named Duttaphyrnus dhara has been discovered in Meghalaya, India, and is named after the traditional Khasi women's attire. The toad was found in the Mawphlang landscape, indicating a preference for forest-edge habitats. This discovery emphasizes the importance of the Meghalaya plateau as a center of amphibian diversity and highlights the need for conservation efforts.
- ▪Duttaphyrnus dhara was discovered in the East Khasi Hills district of Meghalaya.
- ▪The toad prefers forest-edge and semi-natural habitats, differing from the common Asian toad.
- ▪The species is named after the traditional Khasi attire, reflecting the community's cultural identity.
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GUWAHATIA new species of toad recorded in Meghalaya’s East Khasi Hills district has been named after Dhara, the traditional Khasi women’s attire.A team of four researchers described Duttaphyrnus dhara during field surveys in the Mawphlang landscape at an altitude of 1,854 metres above the mean sea level. Mawphlang is better known for its sacred grove.The researchers are Holiness Warjri of Assam Don Bosco University; A.A. Thasun Amarasinghe of Indonesia’s National Research and Innovation Agency; and Madhurima Das and Jayaditya Purkayastha of Help Earth, a Guwahati-based biodiversity conservation group.
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