PURPLE FROG. বেগুনি ব্যাঙ। pignose frog. endangered species

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The purple frog species belonging to the family Nasikabatrachidae. It can be found in the Western Ghats in India. Names in English that have been used for this species are purple frog, Indian purple frog, or pignose frog.The species was described from specimens collected in the Idukki district of Kerala by S.D. Biju from the Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute in Palode, India, and Franky Bossuyt , in 2003.Its name Purple pig-nosed frog also is from its novel pointed nose that is more qualified to slurping up insects and termites underground .The body of Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis appears robust and bloated and is relatively rounded compared to other more dorsoventrally flattened frogs. Its arms and legs splay out in the standard anuran body form. Compared to other frogs, N.sahyadrensis has a small head and an unusual pointed snout. Adults are typically dark purplish-grey in color. Males are about a third of the length of females. The specimen with which the species was originally described was 7.0 cm (2.8 inches) long from the tip of the snout to the vent.:The frog spends most of its life underground and surfaces only during the monsoon, for a period of two weeks, for mating. With few field scientists out in the field during the rainy season, the species was discovered and studied only in recent times. Males emerge to call beside temporary rainwater streams. They mount females and grip them (amplexus) along the vertebral column. Around 3000 eggs are laid in a rock pool and the tadpoles metamorphose after around 100 days.Purple frog juveniles.Unlike many otherburrowing species of frogs that emerge and feed above the ground, this species has been found to forage underground, feeding mainly on termites using its tongue and a special buccal groove.In 2015, The major threat to these amphibians in the Western Ghats of India is caused by the alteration of natural habitats by an ever-increasing human population, resulting in large areas being converted for settlement and agricultural use. Recent studies have shown frog utilization to be one of the major threats, which include the utilization of frogs for food, traditional medicine, research purposes, and pet trade has also been considered a major contributor to their decline. They will also consume ants and small worms, but termites are by far their favorite food.The purple frog is listed as Endangered by the IUCN Red List.