Sri Lankan golden-backed frog

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Context:

• Researchers from the Zoological Survey of India, in partnership with the Andhra Pradesh Biodiversity Board, rediscovered the Sri Lankan golden-backed frog (Hylarana gracilis) after two centuries in the Koundinya wildlife sanctuary in Eastern Ghats in Andhra Pradesh.

Sri Lankan golden-backed frog

• Scientific name: Hylarana gracilis.
• It is a species of frog in the family Ranidae.
• They are considered endemic to the Sri Lanka and this new record from the Eastern Ghats.
• Body shape: Body slender and head small.
• Appearance: Iris is reddish brown with golden specks and dark patches. Flanks light yellowish-gray. Light brown limbs with grayish cross-bands. Throat and limbs light grey.
• IUCN status:
• With this finding, the number of freshwater frog species in India rises to 20.

Source:

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/sri-lankan-golden-backed-frog-rediscovered-after-200-years-in-indias-koundinya-wildlife-sanctuary/article68190161.ece