"Micrixalus kottigeharensis" - the dancing queen, only seventeen. Well, king anyway; and it's not so much dancing as it is displaying their legs. The males do this in addition to their calls in order to attract mates (either that, or they're trying to hitch-hike) They're one of the few species of frogs who communicate through semaphore (that is, through signing) It's believed they do this because their calls are too quiet to be heard across long distances against the noises of their habitat. (That just proves that if your voice is never heard, you gotta show a little leg)
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