Rare foaming frog resurfaces after 108 years

It is located in Kolasib District of Mizoram.
It is home to the Hoolock Gibbon (Hauhuk), Serow (Saza), Wild boar (Sangha’), Barking deer (Sakhi) and Sambar (Sazuk) including the rare albino variety (Sazuk var).
It has a commendable bird population.
It also forms an important catchment area for the Tuirial river.

Scientists have discovered Doria’s foam-nesting tree frog after 108 years in the buffer zone of Pualreng National Park, Mizoram.

Doria’s foam-nesting tree frog (Chirixalus doriae) was first described in 1893 from Karin Bia-po in Myanmar and was later sighted in Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam and Bangladesh.
It was last recorded in 1912 in Arunachal Pradesh, after which it was not sighted in India.
This frog derives its name from the secretion of foam for covering the eggs laid by females. The foam guards the eggs against predators, direct sunlight and desiccation,
It belongs to the family of frogs which have the presence of opposable fingers.
Scientists are focussing on further sampling for more specimens and genetic data of this species which would be necessary to illuminate the population status of the species in the region.

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