We report death feigning (thanatosis) behavior in the frog, Minervarya syhadrensis from Northern Western Ghats. The southern cricket frog, M. syhadrensis exhibits death feigning behavior for 2 – 5 min as a secondary defensive mechanism to avoid predation. During death feigning behavior the frog remains immobile and doesn’t show any distress call.
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