Purple Frog
Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis is a frog species belonging to the family Sooglossidae. It can be found in the Western Ghats in India. Names in English that have been used for this species are purple frog, Indian purple frog, pignose frog or doughnut frog. The adult frog was formally described by S.D. Biju and Franky Bossuyt in October 2003 although the tadpole had been described in 1918 by Nelson Annandale. With its closest relatives in the Seychelles, the Nasikabatrachus is thought to have evolved separately for millennia. Its discovery also adds to the evidence that Madagascar and the Seychelles separated from the Indian landmass sometime well after the breakup of Gondwana had started. Owing to its ancient lineage, the purple frog has also been called "the coelacanth of frogs".
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