New Frog Species Found!

• Indian biologists say they found the tiny acrobatic amphibians, which earned their name with the unusual kicks they use to attract mates, declining dramatically in number during the 12 years in which they chronicled the species through morphological descriptions and molecular DNA markers. 
• Scientists have discovered 14 new species of so-called dancing frogs in the Western Ghats, just in time, they fear, to watch them fade away.
• Only the males dance it’s actually a unique breeding behavior called foot-flagging.
• The project’s lead scientist, University of Delhi professor Satyabhama Das Biju, says, “They need to perform and prove, ‘Hey, I’m the best man for you.’”
• “Compared with other frogs, these are so sensitive to this habitat that any change might be devastating for them,” Biju said.
• “Back in 2006, we saw maybe 400 to 500 hopping around during the egg-laying season. But each year there were less, and in the end even if you worked very hard it was difficult to catch even 100.”