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ENDANGERED
Burrow expert Did you know?
I have short limbs and webbed feet. The closest relatives of the purple
On each of my hind feet, I have a frog are four tiny frog species found
wart-like growth that helps me dig more than 2,900 kilometres away in
burrows. I burrow downwards using
my hind limbs like spades, throwing the Seychelles.
the soil over my back. I can make my
burrow in just three to five minutes if
the soil is damp and loose.
Diminishing purple
Since my discovery, only 135 of my
family members have been observed,
out of which only three were
females. My home is very small, and
as of now, I am found in only two
locations in Kerala. The little portions
of land, where my family lives, are
being destroyed by deforestation for
the cultivation of coffee, cardamom,
and ginger.
cPaerodpalme oarme,cdheosptrpoinyigntgrethesetpouprlpalnetfcroogff’esehaanbditat.
Colour my home purple ENDANGERCR
No measures have been taken yet to ED
protect me, although the International
Union for Conservation of Nature lists EN
me as endangered. The locals should
be made aware of my plight so that VU
they can help protect me. My home
should be given a reserve status and
more research should be done about
ways to protect my family and me.
Burrow expert Did you know?
I have short limbs and webbed feet. The closest relatives of the purple
On each of my hind feet, I have a frog are four tiny frog species found
wart-like growth that helps me dig more than 2,900 kilometres away in
burrows. I burrow downwards using
my hind limbs like spades, throwing the Seychelles.
the soil over my back. I can make my
burrow in just three to five minutes if
the soil is damp and loose.
Diminishing purple
Since my discovery, only 135 of my
family members have been observed,
out of which only three were
females. My home is very small, and
as of now, I am found in only two
locations in Kerala. The little portions
of land, where my family lives, are
being destroyed by deforestation for
the cultivation of coffee, cardamom,
and ginger.
cPaerodpalme oarme,cdheosptrpoinyigntgrethesetpouprlpalnetfcroogff’esehaanbditat.
Colour my home purple ENDANGERCR
No measures have been taken yet to ED
protect me, although the International
Union for Conservation of Nature lists EN
me as endangered. The locals should
be made aware of my plight so that VU
they can help protect me. My home
should be given a reserve status and
more research should be done about
ways to protect my family and me.
