Date:26/11/2007 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2007/11/26/stories/2007112655172000.htm

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New species of legless amphibian

New Delhi: Zoologists claimed to have discovered a new species of legless amphibian in northern Karnataka which vacates its marshy habitat at the slightest hint of pollution.

Two independent researchers who teamed up with scientists from the Zoological Survey of India came across the unique species at the Mahadayi Wildlife Sanctuary which falls in the biodiversity-rich Western Ghats region. The new species has been named Gegeneophis mhadeiensis. — PTI