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First Footage of Purple Frogs Mating

For the first time ever, mating of the elusive Purple Frog (Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis) from Western Ghats has been documented in video. Have a look at this rare and surreal-looking amphibian, which is only found in the Western Ghats in India. This sequence is a part of Life Force-2 series, for NHNZ and Discovery Channel.

Go see the footage here.

(Find out more about Purple Frogs.)

Photograph by SD Biju, University of Delhi

Watch the video but instead of listening to the commentary listen to the 2nd movement from Dvorak’s American String Quartet to really capture the majesty.

I wouldn’t lie to you about this. 

Aww, it’s like two boogers falling in love!

That soundtrack choice is fantastic, by the way.