The new species has been named ‘Sphaerotheca varshaabhu’, attributed to its behavior of coming out of burrows during the early showers. The amphibian exhibits distinctive characteristics that set it apart from known frog species.
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Norilsk Nickel’s Vice President on ecology and industrial safety Stanislav Seleznev told the news conference the upcoming studies would be unprecedented in scale