Just back from an amazing 2 days in the gorgeous
Honey Valley near Coorg, Karnataka as part of a
Lost Amphibians of India expedition to explore the areas amphibian diversity in late Monsoon.
The event was led by none other than the world famous Frog man of
India -
Dr S D Biju. In just over two days he gave us a couple of extremely
captivating lectures about the great diversity of Indian Amphibian Fauna
and spend a lot of time answering queries (from 40
participants) from across Maharashtra and Karnataka.
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| That's the entire group with our Lost t-shirts :-) |
We
had three night trails and a day trail in search of amphibians but
unfortunately the species count was not too good (only around 10) since
we were too late for the Monsoon season. Nonetheless we did get to see
some great frogs and also managed to get some decent photographs.
Here's a bunch of photos of the frogs:
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Raorchestes luteolus
Common name: Blue-eyed bush frog |
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| Check the size of this frog - the tiny mosquito on its head looks like a giant! |
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Raorchestes ponmudi
Common name: Large Ponmudi bush frog |
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| Nyctibatrachus sp. |
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Raorchestes glandulosus
Common name: Glandular bush frog |
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Raorchestes glandulosus
Common name: Glandular bush frog |
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Hylarana aurantiaca
Common name: Golden frog |
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Hylarana aurantiaca
Common name: Golden frog |
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| Nyctibatrachus sp. |
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| Micrixalus sp. |
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| Nyctibatrachus sp. |
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Raorchestes tuberohumerus (?)
Common name: Kudremukh Bush Frog |
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Raorchestes tuberohumerus
Common name: Kudremukh Bush Frog |
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Raorchestes glandulosus
Common name: Glandular bush frog |
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| Fejervarya sp. |
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Hylarana aurantiaca
Common name: Golden frog |
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Male - Raorchestes chromasynchysi
Common name: Confusing green bush frog |
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Female - Raorchestes chromasynchysi
Common name: Confusing green bush frog |
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Female - Raorchestes chromasynchysi
Common name: Confusing green bush frog |
Besides frogs Honey Valley is also an awesome place for birds,
butterflies, reptiles and all sorts of insects. I hope to be back here soon to
explore other facets of this area great biodiversity and hopefully also
do a monsoon trip to witness the frog season at its prime :-)
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