About Malabar tree toad:
- The Malabar tree toad is a small species found in the forest along the Western Ghats in wet tree hollows or leaf bases containing water.
- This toad species is found mainly during the monsoon season and then it disappears.
- It is believed to be the only toad to dwell on high canopies.
- Its population is shrinking mainly due to habitat loss, climate change and Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, a deadly fungus that has been decimating entire amphibian populations worldwide.
- Conservation status
Key facts about the Mollem National Park
- It is located in Sanguem taluk in Goa close to the border with Karnataka.
- This park also has several temples dating back to the Kadamba Dynasty.
- The park was earlier known as Mollem game sanctuary.
- It was declared a wildlife sanctuary in 1969 and renamed Bhagwan Mahaveer Sanctuary.
- Since then, the national park is called Bhagwan Mahaveer Sanctuary and Mollem National Park.
- Fauna: King Cobra, Hump-nosed pit viper, Indian rock python and Malabar pit viper are found in the park.
