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Micrixalus
''Micrixalus'' (commonly known as dancing frogs, tropical frogs, and torrent frogs) is a genus of frogs from that are endemic to the Western Ghats in India. They are Monotypic taxon, monotypic within the family Micrixalidae. Before being raised to the family level they were classified as the subfamily Micrixalinae within Ranidae. ''Micrixalus'' frogs, such as ''Micrixalus saxicola'', are popularly known as "dancing frogs" due to their peculiar habit of waving their feet to attract females during the breeding season. Dancing frogs are extremely vulnerable as their habitat is severely threatened. Description The family is characterized by having a pectoral girdle that is firmisternal and tadpoles having a single row of labial teeth. Biju ''et al.'' (2014) list the following characteristic features as common to all species of ''Micrixalus'': Natural history Dancing frogs are found in the vicinity of fast and slow moving perennial streams in the forests of the Western Ghats. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Micrixalus Foot Flagging
''Micrixalus'' (commonly known as dancing frogs, tropical frogs, and torrent frogs) is a genus of frogs from that are endemic to the Western Ghats in India. They are Monotypic taxon, monotypic within the family Micrixalidae. Before being raised to the family level they were classified as the subfamily Micrixalinae within Ranidae. ''Micrixalus'' frogs, such as ''Micrixalus saxicola'', are popularly known as "dancing frogs" due to their peculiar habit of waving their feet to attract females during the breeding season. Dancing frogs are extremely vulnerable as their habitat is severely threatened. Description The family is characterized by having a pectoral girdle that is firmisternal and tadpoles having a single row of labial teeth. Biju ''et al.'' (2014) list the following characteristic features as common to all species of ''Micrixalus'': Natural history Dancing frogs are found in the vicinity of fast and slow moving perennial streams in the forests of the Western Ghats. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Micrixalus Candidus
''Micrixalus'' (commonly known as dancing frogs, tropical frogs, and torrent frogs) is a genus of frogs from that are endemic to the Western Ghats in India. They are monotypic within the family Micrixalidae. Before being raised to the family level they were classified as the subfamily Micrixalinae within Ranidae. ''Micrixalus'' frogs, such as '' Micrixalus saxicola'', are popularly known as "dancing frogs" due to their peculiar habit of waving their feet to attract females during the breeding season. Dancing frogs are extremely vulnerable as their habitat is severely threatened. Description The family is characterized by having a pectoral girdle that is firmisternal and tadpoles having a single row of labial teeth. Biju ''et al.'' (2014) list the following characteristic features as common to all species of ''Micrixalus'': Natural history Dancing frogs are found in the vicinity of fast and slow moving perennial streams in the forests of the Western Ghats. Typical habita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Micrixalus Saxicola
''Micrixalus saxicola'' (black torrent frog, Malabar tropical frog, Jerdon's olive-brown frog, or small torrent frog) is a species of frog in the family Micrixalidae, found in forest streams in the Western Ghats of India.This frog has a brown colored dorsum and a white ventral side with irregular white specks on its dark brown throat and chest. Its smooth skin and cryptic coloration allow it to blend into its surroundings while resting or calling. The males of the species are territorial, and will use calling, foot tapping, and foot flagging to warn off competition. ''M. saxicolais'' is described by the IUCN as a vulnerable species due to habitat loss, fragmentation, and human interference.The frog also threatened by infection by the fungus ''Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis.'' Description Adult ''M. saxicola'' is a small frog that is about 25 to 30 mm, or 1 to 2 inches, long from snout to vent.Boulenger, G. A. (1890Fauna of British India: Reptilia and batrachia p. 465. Male ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Micrixalus Fuscus
''Micrixalus fuscus'' (dusky torrent frog or brown tropical frog) is a species of small frog found in dense forested hill streams in the Western Ghats of India. '' M. herrei'' was formerly synonymized within this species. Description Males measure and females in snout–vent length. Male ''Micrixalus fuscus'' have a single vocal sac, a white patch on the lower jaw, and a prominent nuptial pad on the first finger. Characteristic for the genus, they display the "foot-flagging" behavior, where males tap their hindfeet and extend it, then stretching it out and shaking the foot at prospective mates and rival males. Male-male combats also involve kicking. Description from G. A. Boulenger's (1890) "Fauna of British India": : Snout pointed, prominent, generally longer than the orbital diameter; canthus rostralis angular: loreal region flat, vertical; nostril halfway between the eye and the tip of the snout; interorbital space as broad as the upper eyelid; tympanum small, indistinct. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Micrixalus Adonis
''Micrixalus adonis'' is a newly described species of frogs in the family Micrixalidae. It is endemic to the Western Ghats in southern India, restricted to areas between the Palghat Gap and Shencottah Gap. Common name beautiful dancing frog has been proposed for this species, in reference to its vividly rich colouration. Description ''M. adonis'' is within the colloquial ''Micrixalus fuscus'' group, including ''M. fuscus'', ''M. herrei'', ''M. kodayari'', ''M. mallani'', and ''M. nelliyampathi''. The species share similar physical characteristics, including slender bodies, the presence of dorsolateral folds, and among others a V-shaped glandular ridge on the anterior half of the body. While being similar to other species within the ''Micrixalus fuscus'' group, ''M. adonis'' is most noticeably different in the shape of its head, which is rounded laterally. Males measure and females in snout–vent length. Foot-flagging has not been observed in this species, presence of flas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tadpole
A tadpole is the larval stage in the biological life cycle of an amphibian. Most tadpoles are fully aquatic, though some species of amphibians have tadpoles that are terrestrial. Tadpoles have some fish-like features that may not be found in adult amphibians such as a lateral line, gills and swimming tails. As they undergo metamorphosis, they start to develop functional lungs for breathing air, and the diet of tadpoles changes drastically. A few amphibians, such as some members of the frog family Brevicipitidae, undergo direct development i.e., they do not undergo a free-living larval stage as tadpoles instead emerging from eggs as fully formed "froglet" miniatures of the adult morphology. Some other species hatch into tadpoles underneath the skin of the female adult or are kept in a pouch until after metamorphosis. Having no hard skeletons, it might be expected that tadpole fossils would not exist. However, traces of biofilms have been preserved and fossil tadpoles have ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yogesh Shouche
Yogesh S. Shouche is an Indian microbiologist. Currently, he is Principal Investigator of National Centre for Microbial Resource (formerly known as the Microbial Culture Collection) at the National Centre for Cell Science, Pune, India. Career He did his masters' studies in Microbiology, at the Garware College, affiliated to the University of Pune in 1982. He did his doctoral studies at the Molecular Biophysics Unit, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India in 1989 on 'Mapping of B and non B Confirmations in form V DNA'. He then joined the Institute of Microbial Technology, (Imtech), Chandigarh, India in 1989. During the years 1993-94, he worked as a postdoctoral fellow at the Department of Microbiology, GBF (National Research Center for Biotechnology), Germany. He has served on the editorial boards of ''Current Science'', ''Scientific Reports'' and '' PLOS One''. Publications *Complete list of Google Scholar list of publications, see *Complete list of PubMed Pu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Centre For Cell Science
The National Centre for Cell Science is a National Level, Biotechnology, Tissue Engineering and Tissue Banking research center located on the campus of University of Pune in Pune, India. The institute formerly known as National Facility for Animal Tissue and Cell Culture, is one of the premier research centers in India, which works on cell-culture, cell-repository, immunology, chromatin-remodelling. References External links * See also *International Biotech Park, Hinjawadi, Pune Pune (; ; also known as Poona, ( the official name from 1818 until 1978) is one of the most important industrial and educational hubs of India, with an estimated population of 7.4 million As of 2021, Pune Metropolitan Region is the largest i ... {{authority control Savitribai Phule Pune University Multidisciplinary research institutes Biotechnology in India Research institutes in India Molecular biology institutes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ceylon Journal Of Science
The ''Ceylon Journal of Science'' is an open access peer-reviewed scientific journal established in 1924 by the Government of Ceylon. The journal was the result of the merger of '' Annals of the Royal Botanic Gardens'', ''Peradeniya'', ''Spolia Zeylanica'', and '' Bulletin of the Ceylon Fisheries''. The journal had several sections, covering different fields, but now consists of a single quarterly publication. In 1942, the University of Peradeniya took over the publication, and ''Spolia Zeylanica'' reverted to a separate publication. In 1958, sections A, B, and C (together covering botany, zoology, and fishery) merged to form ''Ceylon Journal of Science (Biological Sciences)'' while sections E and F (together covering mathematics, physics, meteorology, and chemistry) merged to form ''Ceylon Journal of Science (Physical Sciences)''. Section D was renamed to '' Ceylon Journal of Medical Science'' in 1965 and is now published by the University of Colombo. Section G (covering anthropol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kerala
Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South Canara, and Thiruvithamkoor. Spread over , Kerala is the 21st largest Indian state by area. It is bordered by Karnataka to the north and northeast, Tamil Nadu to the east and south, and the Lakshadweep Sea to the west. With 33 million inhabitants as per the 2011 census, Kerala is the 13th-largest Indian state by population. It is divided into 14 districts with the capital being Thiruvananthapuram. Malayalam is the most widely spoken language and is also the official language of the state. The Chera dynasty was the first prominent kingdom based in Kerala. The Ay kingdom in the deep south and the Ezhimala kingdom in the north formed the other kingdoms in the early years of the Common Era (CE). The region had been a prominent spic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karnataka
Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Karnataka'' in 1973. The state corresponds to the Carnatic region. Its capital and largest city is Bengaluru. Karnataka is bordered by the Lakshadweep Sea to the west, Goa to the northwest, Maharashtra to the north, Telangana to the northeast, Andhra Pradesh to the east, Tamil Nadu to the southeast, and Kerala to the southwest. It is the only southern state to have land borders with all of the other four southern Indian sister states. The state covers an area of , or 5.83 percent of the total geographical area of India. It is the sixth-largest Indian state by area. With 61,130,704 inhabitants at the 2011 census, Karnataka is the eighth-largest state by population, comprising 31 districts. Kannada, one of the classical languages of India, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delhi University
Delhi University (DU), formally the University of Delhi, is a collegiate university, collegiate Central university (India), central university located in New Delhi, India. It was founded in 1922 by an Act of the Central Legislative Assembly and is recognized as an Institutes of Eminence, Institute of Eminence (IoE) by the University Grants Commission (India), University Grants Commission (UGC). As a collegiate university, its main functions are divided between the academic departments of the university and constituent colleges. Consisting of three colleges, two faculties, and 750 students at its founding, the University of Delhi has since become India's largest institution of higher learning and among the largest in the world. The university has 16 faculties and 86 departments distributed across its North and South campuses, and remaining colleges across the region. It has 91 constituent colleges. The Vice President of India serves as the university Chancellor (education), chance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
