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 ...

Frogs and toads make up the largest group of amphibians. Species in this order, called Anura, substantially outnumber those in the two other living orders of amphibians — Caudata (salamanders ...

A batch of 1,000 rare tadpoles raised at the Phoenix Zoo landed in a new home at the Grasshopper Tank in the Tonto National Forest, part of ongoing efforts to boost the population of the threatened ...

Researchers have discovered about 220 species of poisonous frogs so far. Here are some commonly known types of poisonous frogs: 1. Green and black poison frog or Dendrobates auratus.

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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.