New Species of Frog in Arunachal Pradesh

Subject – Environment

Context – Delhi University scientists discover new species of frog in Arunachal Pradesh.

Concept –

Discovered on the Adi hills in Arunachal Pradesh, the new frog species has been named Adi Cascade Frog (Amolops Adicola). The hills are home to the Adi tribe. The literal meaning of Adi is “hill” or “mountain top”.
Adi hills were historically known as Abor hills.
Cascade frogs are named so because of their preference of small waterfalls or cascades in flowing hill streams.

Adi Tribe –

The Adi people are one of the most populous groups of indigenous peoples in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. A few thousand are also found in the Tibet Autonomous Region (Previously Tibet) where they are called the Lhoba.
The Adi tribe of Arunachal Pradesh is believed to have come from southern China in the 16th century
They are the Tibeto-Burman language speaking population..
They reside in the far north inhabiting East Siang and Lower Dibang Valley districts of Arunachal Pradesh.
The Adis are experts at making cane and bamboo items.
Solung (harvesting festival where animal sacrifices and rituals are performed) and Aran (a hunting festival where all the male members of the family go for hunting) are two major festivals of the Adi tribes.
Popir is the indigenous dance of the Adi tribe.