India, July 27 -- Two new species of bush frogs - Raorchestes jadoh and Raorchestes jakoid - were discovered by a team of researchers in Meghalaya.

The researchers from Assam Don Bosco University, Help Earth, and Mizoram University found the frogs throwing a spotlight on Meghalaya's rich but still largely untapped amphibian diversity.

Holiness Warjri, a researcher from Assam Don Bosco University, discovered Raorchestes jadoh at an elevation of 1,655 metres in his village, Langtor, in the Eastern West Khasi Hills.

"Discovering a new species in my own village is both humbling and inspiring. Naming it jadoh-a dish that brings our Khasi families together-was my way of honouring the deep bond between our culture, land, and nature. I hope th...