The researchers who described the new frog species also observed live tadpoles in the oviducts of females while preparing specimens for study, and on one occasion, they saw a gravid female extrude ...

Frogs are some of the most fascinating and adaptable animals on the planet. With over 5,000 known species, and more still being discovered, they come in almost every size, colour, and behaviour ...

A tropical frog – the only one of its kind in the world – is providing conservationists with exclusive insights into the genetic make-up of its closest endangered relatives. University of Manchester ...

Dan Wells, professor of biology and biochemistry at the University of Houston, and his team are rummaging the campus undergrowth this summer in search of the Rio Grande chirping frog. The tiny ...

Recently, two species of frogs were discovered on the Indonesian island of Sumatra whose tadpoles have a special feature: their bellies are indented to form suction cups. Tadpoles are the larvae of ...

The night vision of frogs and toads appears to be superior to that of all other animals. They have the ability to see colour even when it is so dark that humans are not able to see anything at all.

The Eiffinger's tree frog found in Japan has a unique biological adaptation: its tadpoles do not defecate during their early developmental stages to reduce the risk of contaminating their small ...

Two newly discovered species of Australian frogs may be unable to adapt to the escalating impacts of climate change, raising urgent conservation concerns from scientists. The research, published in ...

Benjamin Scheele is employed by funding from the Australian Research Council to conduct research to mitigate the impact of disease on amphibian biodiversity. Lee Berger receives funding from the ...