India bears one of the most unique amphibian megafauna in the world despite not being recognised as such on a global scale. About 156 new endemic amphibian species have been discovered in India since 2000, with an average of 10 new species every year. The count and conservation of these endemic species weren’t taken too seriously until recently when the Western Ghats was labelled as one of the ‘hottest biodiversity hotspots’ in the world and the focus shifted from phylogeny and taxonomy to conservation and ecology. The Western Ghats is home to one of the richest biodiversity in the world, having species that cannot be found anywhere else and yet several of these species are on the brink of extinction.
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