Guwahati, Nov. 12 -- A tiny frog discovered in the forests of Arunachal Pradesh has surprised scientists with an unusual dietary habit - it eats land snails whole. The discovery marks the first documented record of snail-eating in a frog in India and the first such report for the entire Asian horned frog family, according to a new study by researchers from the University of Delhi and Harvard University.

The Snail-eating Horned Frog (Jingophrys tanogogo) is among five new frog species identified by the team following five years of field explorations across Northeast India.

The researchers discovered entire land snail shells inside the frog's gut, a finding established through advanced three-dimensional micro-CT imaging of specimens. The ...