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Learn about unique flora and fauna that get their name from Mumbai
Updated On: 05 June, 2026 09:17 AM IST | Mumbai | Shriram Iyengar
From a newly discovered blind eel, to a sandfly that carries links with our colonial past, meet its flora and fauna who borrow their names from the city
PICS COURTESY/Inaturalist.com; Sachin Rane; Wikimedia Commons
Bombay Bush Frog (Raorchestes Bombayensis)
This little brown friend is an arboreal species, and unsurprisingly faces the threat of loss of habitat. Their other moniker, ‘Typewriter Frog’ comes from the rapid tic-tic-tic sounds they make during their mating rituals.
Mumbai Blind Eel (Rakthamichthys Mumba)
The latest addition to the city’s famed underground club, this blind subterranean swamp eel was discovered in a well at Jogeshwari in 2021.
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