▁term ed ▁as ▁" foot - flag ging " ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁observed ▁in ▁many , ▁but ▁not ▁all , ▁Mic rix alus ▁species ▁and ▁evidence ▁infer red ▁for ▁a ▁few ▁other ▁species ▁as ▁well . ▁Foot ▁flag ging ▁is ▁done ▁with ▁either ▁h ind lim b ▁and ▁also ▁while ▁calling . ▁The ▁m ating ▁pair ▁enter ▁the ▁water ▁where ▁the ▁eggs ▁are ▁fert il ised . ▁The ▁female ▁dan cing ▁f rog ▁exc av ates ▁in ▁the ▁stre amb ed ▁with ▁her ▁h ind lim bs . ▁The ▁pair ▁det ach , ▁the ▁female ▁l ays ▁her ▁eggs ▁in ▁the ▁chamber ▁in ▁the ▁stre amb ed ▁and ▁bur ies ▁the ▁spawn ▁with ▁sand ▁and ▁gra vel ▁using ▁the ▁h ind lim bs . ▁ ▁DNA ▁analysis ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁research ers ▁un cover ed ▁ 1 4 ▁new ▁species ▁in ▁the ▁genus ▁Mic rix alus . ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁result ▁of ▁a ▁DNA ▁analysis ▁of ▁the ▁dan cing ▁fro gs ▁from ▁the ▁Western ▁Gh ats ▁region ▁of ▁South ▁India . ▁In ▁addition , ▁they ▁noted ▁that ▁the ▁two ▁species ▁M . ▁nar ain ensis ▁and ▁M . ▁sw am ian us ▁are ▁junior ▁syn onym s ▁of ▁M . ▁k ott ige har ensis , ▁and ▁that ▁M . ▁her rei ▁is ▁elev ated ▁from ▁a ▁syn onym ▁of ▁M . ▁fus cus ▁to ▁a ▁valid ▁species . ▁ ▁The ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁team ▁were ▁S . D . ▁Bij u ▁and ▁Son ali ▁G arg ▁( both