A genus of around 20 burrowing frog species found mostly in South Africa is famous for its members' short limbs, flat, ...

If you’ve recently adopted a pet frog or are planning on taking one in and aren’t sure how to care for it yet, you probably have all kinds of questions about their needs in captivity. From figuring ...

The Phoenix Zoo recently released 1,000 tadpoles into the Tonto National Forest, part of a program to save the threatened Chiricahua leopard frog. The zoo collects eggs every year, and those eggs ...

In the rainforests of Malaysia, a group of “guardian” creatures carry their young on their backs. The animals are about 1.5 ...

The frogs are nested in different areas of the evolutionary tree, with separate sister species, according to the genetic analysis. However, Koch notes that more data is needed to confirm the exact ...

Although many species of frogs are endangered, it’s not all bad news. Researchers still find previously unknown species every year. In 2015, for example, seven new species were discovered just in ...

Scientists have discovered seven new species of tree frogs in the lush rainforests of Madagascar.These small amphibians make strange, high-pitched whistling sounds that sound a bit like the sound ...

Listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act in 2002, the frogs’ dependence on aquatic habitats makes them susceptible to habitat loss caused by prolonged drought and climate change.

The frogs had once been an important part of the summer diet of not only bears, coyotes and snakes but also multiple bird species, including the Clark's nutcracker and the gray-crowned rosy finch.

A low-tech immune boost may help some species of frogs survive a brutal fungal disease that’s already ended 90 amphibian species. Skip to main content. Scientific American. July 8, 2024.

Listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act in 2002, the frogs’ dependence on aquatic habitats makes them susceptible to habitat loss caused by prolonged drought and climate change.