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JURASSIC ERA FROG:A jurassic era frog species that survived more than 120 millions years now faces extinction threats.The reason being the unique food habits of tribal communities from kerala.The indian purple frog(Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis) is an endemic and endangered amphibian.It occurs exclusively in the southern part of the western ghats.They have witnessed the extinction of the dinosaurus.Scientists said it belongs to an entirely new family of amphibians.Because of its declining population,it has been classified as'endangered' in the red list of the International union for the conservation of nature.The Indian purple frog is considered a flagship species for conservation of the western ghats biodiversity hotspot region.Also frog harvesting and trade which used to be a common practice in India have been banned since 1987.The field survey found that on an average a household of four people consumes approximately 3 kg(1500 species) tadpoles per season.

SOURCE:DH NEWS SERVICE DECCAN HERALD (KALYAN RAY)