THE INDIAN PURPLE FROG

The Indian Purple frog

The scientific name for this unique creature is Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis and this is because of derives from the Sanskrit word nasika (nose) referring to the pointed snout, the Greek word batrachus (meaning frog), and Sahyadri which is the local name of the Western Ghats mountain range where it was found.This animal are really rare and only 135 individuals have so far been observed, and of these only three have been females.This animal only can be found in loose and damp soiled burrows close to permanent or temporary water sources of secondary forest near montane evergreen forest and cardamom plantations.

The suitable place Indian Purple frog can be found but they rarely expose themselves because they only spent their time in underground.

    The unique things about this little frog is  Purple Frogs live in burrows that are around 1-4 meters underground. They're solitary and live by themselves except when breeding, which is usually the only time they surface and lasts several weeks. They gather around shallow water sources and pair up and mate, laying fertilized eggs in pools that hatch into tadpoles, which will undergo metamorphosis to become adults.The population for this creature is decline to ninety percent and this animal hard to be found.weirdly,their threaten is ongoing forest loss for coffee, cardamom, ginger and other species for cultivation.This animal actually already exist for long 130 million years and they spent mostly their time in underground.