frog

The herpetological community has been reminded once again that natural history museums are not merely warehouses of the past, but "biological time machines...

The Galaxy Frog (Melanobatrachus indicus) is a living relic of the Western Ghats. This ancient, monotypic species—meaning it has no close living relatives—...

An international team of researchers has officially described three new species of "Tree Toads" within the genus Nectophrynoides, found in the fragmented f...

Recent research from Kobe University has unveiled a fascinating example of evolutionary adaptation in amphibians: the black-spotted pond frog's ability to ...

A groundbreaking discovery in the field of herpetology is challenging long-held assumptions about amphibian development. An international team of researche...

Researchers at the University of California, Davis monitored the pond turtle populations from 2016 to 2022 at two sites in the park that also have bullfrog...

In a recently published study in the journal Diversity and Distributions, researchers from the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institut...

California red-legged frog (Rana draytonii) eggs that may have met their demise due to late winter storms in the Santa Monica mountains of Southern Califor...

Seven newly discovered frog species live in the lush rainforests of Madagascar. These small amphibians make strange, high-pitched whistling sounds that sound a...

An unassuming rain frog has leapt into the scientific spotlight. Named Breviceps batrachophiliorum—Latin for "frog-loving people"—this newly described spec...

An Endangered Wildlife Trust ecologist recently joined two other South African researchers to confirm the discovery of a new sand frog species in the genus...

A team of scientists from the University of Concepción and the University of Valparaíso in Chile released a blog about their discovery of the frog Alsodes ...

Like many amphibians, the Amazonian frog (Rhinella proboscidea) is an explosive breeder. Males gather in huge numbers at spawning sites during the bri...

By removing a single gene in a cane toad egg, the researchers have created a hatchling that never progresses past its tadpole stage. The removed gene co...

A new species of treefrog of the Dendropsophus leucophyllatus group has been discovered and described in the journal Evolutionary Systematics. Re...

A global effort has been launched to save one of the world’s most iconic amphibians from extinction, resulting in 53 tiny Darwin’s frogs rescued from ...

Scientists recently described and named a frog species that is new to science. As part of the process of describing a new species, researchers must also gi...

The researchers say the resistance they have observed in the frog may be due to natural selection for more resistant genotypes, acquired immunity and diffe...

Researchers have found that African clawed frog (Xenopus spp.) has interesting diversity in the genetic processes that help to determine if an African clawed ...

Darwin's frogs, being under 2 centimetres long and recognisable by their distinctive noses, are now facing threats which are drastically reducing their number...

Despite their name, poison dart frogs are known to be non-toxic when kept as pets, as they are all largely captive-bred. Read more info about this topic...

Phylloland—an ambitious conservation project to preserve the amphibians of Peru. Life in the jungle is not easy, especially for amphibians that face rapid extin...

Seven new species of tree frogs have been revealed in Madagascar. And their new names pay tribute to Star Trek. Originally, the frogs were all thought to b...

Two female frogs found during a research expedition in Equador in 2022. And later identified as Pristimantis ruidus. It is the first time that this species ...

The frog, Limnonectes cassiopeia has been collected more than 12 times over the last 20 years but were thought to be juveniles of the Luzon giant fanged fr...

The tepuis are indeed home to some of the world’s rarest and strangest creatures: tepui toads that roll into balls instead of hopping, frogs that dwel...

Ecologists at a remote Charnley River–Artesian Range Wildlife Sanctuary, have been amazed to discover a blue tree frog. It is the only known discovery of a...

For the first time, scientists in Kooragang Island in New South Wales, Australia have observed adult female green and golden bell frogs (Litoria aurea) pre...

Purpose-built "frog sauna" allow affected amphibians to warm up and bake off their infections, disabling the fungus at higher temperatures. The saunas are ...

Lecture on amphibian diversity of India as an amphibian Hotspot is planned on April 25, 2024. Speaker: S. D. Biju (Sathyabhama Das Biju) – Professor, Depar...