Found 14 new species of frogs

Scientists announced the discovery of 14 new frog species that have a strange 'chi dance' during the mating season in the Western Ghats, India, reported the British Guardian on 8 May.

The report shows that these 14 new frog species belong to the genus Micrixalidae, which has evolved into a separate, unique branch about 85 million years ago. This finding raises the total number of species in the genus Micrixalidae to 24 in India.

One of 14 new frog species capable of 'dancing' is skillful with chi during mating season - (Photo: Daily Mail)

According to Guardian, the common characteristic of these 14 new frog species is that only male frogs perform 'chi dancing' in the mating season: the two front limbs and one posterior limb are sustained on the rock surface near the children. The remaining streams and limbs slowly stretched, expanding the curtain to combine the 'turning stone' to the back and shrinking. The 'stone chi' behavior is repeated, while the palate emits a continuous cry to attract females. The bigger male frogs will have stronger and more attractive dance moves.

However, new frogs are 'vulnerable to susceptibility and sensitivity' to changes in habitats such as agricultural land exploitation, bauxite mining, water pollution and climate change. In addition, the species of Micrixalidae are mostly tiny, not larger than a chestnut so they can easily be washed away when encountering a surprisingly strong stream.

Professor Sathyabhama Das Biju, working at the University of Delhi - the main author of the project, studied the 14 new frog species mentioned above in the past 12 years, saying acrobatics, dancing on their rocks during the low fertility season In 2006, 400-500 "dances" were observed, but now this figure is only about 100.