Amolops ammachi

In September 2026, scientists identified Amolops ammachi, a new cascade frog species from Tripura’s Jampui Hills.

• Amolops ammachi was named after late Kerala social worker and philanthropist Padmini Varkey, affectionately called Ammachi.
• The frog belongs to the Amolops genus, known as Cascade Frogs.
• Cascade Frogs typically inhabit fast-flowing forest streams, waterfalls and rocky cascades.
• The new species is a medium-sized frog measuring around 80 millimetres.
• It has a light-brown body with distinctive olive-green ....