India’s Western Ghats, a global biodiversity hotspot, is home to many endemic and endangered species of amphibians, some of which are new to science and others suspected of lying in wait of discovery.

A population of rare galaxy frogs disappeared from India’s Western Ghats after photographers overturned logs, trampled vegetation and handled animals improperly, a new study reports. Researchers ...

A global survey reveals that amphibians, including dancing frogs, endemic to India’s Western Ghats, continue to be the most threatened vertebrates, followed by sharks, mammals, reptiles, and birds 1.

Seven rare frogs vanished from a study site after several groups of nature photographers visited their conservation area in the Western Ghats. Nature and wildlife photographers often are amongst the ...

Galaxy frogs, a rare and endangered species named after the star-like speckles on their dark-colored bodies, have disappeared from a study site in the Western Ghats, India Several groups of ...

The Western Ghats are one of India's most iconic landscapes, but most people seem to think of them as lush, evergreen forests dotting the mountains. Actually, this biodiversity hotspot has several ...