Guwahati, Sept. 14 -- A small frog found along a stream on the Mizoram University campus in Aizawl has been formally recognised as a new species, adding to evidence that northeastern India's amphibian diversity remains significantly under-recorded.

The new species, Ingerana aizawl, has been described by a team of researchers from Mizoram University, Cotton University and the conservation organisation Help Earth in a paper published on September 14 in the journal Zootaxa. The researchers associated with the study are Hmar Tlawngte Lalremsanga, Manmath Bharali, Malsawm Dawngliana, Mara Duasa Hlychho, Malsawmtluanga, Rupankar Bhattacharjee, Arup Kumar Hazarika, Nilutpal Das and Jayaditya Purkayastha.

The frog was discovered at Hratdawng St...