Meet India’s starry dwarf frog — a species with no close relatives
The new frog represents a new species, genus and potentially even a new family

HIDDEN FROM VIEW With a brown back, orange tummy and glittery bluish-white spots that help it blend in with the forest floor, the newly described starry dwarf frog (pictured) stayed hidden from scientists for centuries.
K.P. Dinesh
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