Guwahati, Sept. 5 -- A tiny frog recorded in Mizoram's Dampa Tiger Reserve has extended the known geographical range of the Northeast Indian Paddy Frog (Micryletta aishani) and provided the first documented evidence of the species' diet.

Researchers from Mizoram University and the Mizoram State Cancer Institute recorded an adult male M. aishani in the Teirei Forest Range of Dampa Tiger Reserve in Mamit district during a herpetological expedition on March 21, 2025. Their findings have since been published in Reptiles & Amphibians.

The specimen was initially identified based on its physical characteristics and later confirmed through DNA analysis. Genetic testing showed that the Mizoram specimen clustered with previously identified M. ais...