''Sphaerotheca varshaabhu'' commonly known as the Varshaa burrowing frog is a species of
Ranidae family
frog
A frog is any member of a diverse and largely semiaquatic group of short-bodied, tailless amphibian vertebrates composing the order (biology), order Anura (coming from the Ancient Greek , literally 'without tail'). Frog species with rough ski ...
which is found in
India
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. The species name is derived from the Sanskrit word ‘Varshaabhu’. Varshaa means rain and bhu means taking birth. It signifies its breeding activity only during the rainy season.
References
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Amphibians described in 2024
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