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Minervarya Pentali

2021 AUG 4

Preliminary   > Environment and Ecology   >   Species extinction & protection   >   Species in news

Why in news?

  • Recently a new frog species, Minervarya Pentali was discovered in Western Ghats, and it was named after former DU Vice-Chancellor and plant geneticist Deepak Pental.

About Minervarya Pentali?

  • It is a species of frog in the fork-tongued frog family, Dicroglossidae.
  • The species is endemic to the southern Western Ghats
  • This species is also among the smallest known Minervarya (genus) frogs.

PRELIMS QUESTION

‘Minervarya Pentali’, recently seen in news is?

(a) A butterfly endemic to Eastern Ghats

(b) A subterranean Ascomycota fungus

(c) A newly discovered frog species endemic Western Ghats

(d) Stink bug that damages crop in dry lands.

Answer