Micrixalus sali explained

Micrixalus sali, commonly known as Sali's Dancing Frog, is a species of frogs in the family Micrixalidae.^{[1] [2]} It is endemic to the Western Ghats, India. The preferred habitats of M. sali are damp leaf litter, exposed streambeds, and brooks in moist evergreen forests.

The species is named after famous wild life photographer Sali Palode, who documented the pygmy elephant Kallana in Kerala, India, as a token of appreciation for his support of field studies in the Western Ghats area.

Notes and References

1. Biju. S. D. . Sonali Garg . K. V. Gururaja . Yogesh Shouche . Sandeep A. Walujkar . DNA barcoding reveals unprecedented diversity in Dancing Frogs of India (Micrixalidae, Micrixalus): a taxonomic revision with description of 14 new species. Ceylon Journal of Science (Bio. Sci.). May 2014. 43. 1. 37. 10.4038/cjsbs.v43i1.6850. free.
2. Biju . S.D. . Garg . Sonali . Gururaja . K.V. . Shouche . Yogesh . Walujkar . Sandeep A. . 2014 . DNA barcoding reveals unprecedented diversity in Dancing Frogs of India (Micrixalidae, Micrixalus) a taxonomic revision with description of 14 new species . Ceylon Journal of Science (Bio. Sci.) . 1 . 43 . 1–75.