Scientifically classified as Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis, the Indian purple frog was discovered as recently as 2003.While locals were aware of this oddball long before the early 2000s (its ...

I n 2003, scientists described a new family of frogs – the first time such a discovery had been made among the anurans in around 70 years. Their prize was a weird one, a purple frog described as ...

The purple frog is something of a mystery. It was only formally described in 2003, and not much is known about its behaviour – primarily because it lives almost entirely underground. What little ...

Whoever discovered the Indian purple frog probably didn’t realize it was a frog right away—this curious animal looks more like a cross between a hippopotamus, a shrew and a regular frog. It’s got a ...

An exotic colour at the far end of our visible spectrum and often associated with royalty, purple is relatively rare in nature. But some vibrant plants, animals and fungi do show off a regal purple, ...