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When this beetle gets eaten by a frog, it heads for the ‘Back Door’
When this beetle gets eaten by a frog, it heads for the ‘Back Door’by Joeby Ragpa - Apr. 24, 2024

New research details how this Japanese water beetle eaten by frog and travels through the bowels of its predator to emerge out the other end, alive and unharm...

Frogs are Screaming—We Just Can’t Hear Them
Frogs are Screaming—We Just Can’t Hear Themby Joeby Ragpa - Apr. 24, 2024

Some frogs scream at an ear-splitting volume for other animals, but its frequency is inaudible to humans, scientists have discovered. While out in the Amaz...

California red-legged frog makes comeback in Napa County
California red-legged frog makes comeback in Napa Countyby Joeby Ragpa - Mar. 13, 2024

The threatened California red-legged frog is finding a home in Napa County, thriving on the Wragg Ridge Preserve wetlands just south of Lake Berryessa. The f...

New Odorous Frog Species Discovered in China
New Odorous Frog Species Discovered in Chinaby Joeby Ragpa - Mar. 13, 2024

Researchers have discovered and described a new species of frog of the genus Odorrana in the Leigongshan National Nature Reserve in China. The frog joins 65 s...

Chytrid Infections Exhibit Historical Spread and Contemporary Seasonality in a Declining Stream-Breeding Frog
Chytrid Infections Exhibit Historical Spread and Contemporary Seasonality in a Declining Stream-Breeding Frogby Joeby Ragpa - Feb. 02, 2024

For the stream-dwelling foothill yellow-legged frog, Rana boylii, chytrid Infections' (Bd) role in the species' changing abundance across its endemic range (Ca...

Why Not all Poisonous Frogs are Poison Dart Frogs
Why Not all Poisonous Frogs are Poison Dart Frogsby Joeby Ragpa - Feb. 02, 2024

The popularity of such beautiful creatures as poisonous frogs made them very attractive to the hobby, and as such, they are nowadays among the best known f...

Bringing Back Lost Northern Pool Frog
Bringing Back Lost Northern Pool Frogby Joeby Ragpa - Jan. 09, 2024

Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Trust aims to secure the future of the northern pool frog, a recently reintroduced species and Britain's rarest amphibian, ...

Hochstetter’s Frog Could Disappear in Decades
Hochstetter’s Frog Could Disappear in Decadesby Joeby Ragpa - Jan. 09, 2024

The Hochstetter's frog is endemic to New Zealand's upper North Island and differs from most other frogs. Of New Zealand's three endemic frog species, the Hoc...

A Frog’s Tadpole from Mexico Described for the First Time
A Frog’s Tadpole from Mexico Described for the First Timeby Joeby Ragpa - Jan. 09, 2024

Tadpole of Gastrophryne elegans (Boulenger, 1882) from the rainforest of Los Tuxtlas, described for the first time. The region of Los Tuxtlas, Ve...

The Surprise Reappearance of a Rare Marsupial Frog Has Scientists Leaping to Protect its Habitat
The Surprise Reappearance of a Rare Marsupial Frog Has Scientists Leaping to Protect its Habitatby Joeby Ragpa - Dec. 24, 2023

The marsupial frog, which incubates its young in a pouch on its back, was thought to be extinct in some countries. The word "marsupial" typically evokes a ka...

Ecologist Karen Lips: Frogs Disappear worldwide. There is no way to stop that killer
Ecologist Karen Lips: Frogs Disappear worldwide. There is no way to stop that killerby Joeby Ragpa - Dec. 15, 2023

 Ecologist Karen Lips talks about mysterious deaths have occurred all over the planet and followed a similar pattern. Why have so many species vanished? ...

Releasing Captive-Bred Harlequin Frogs into the Wild
Releasing Captive-Bred Harlequin Frogs into the Wildby Joeby Ragpa - Dec. 15, 2023

The release of a significant number of Endangered harlequin frogs that are highly susceptible to the chytrid fungus prompted some concerns that there may b...

Venezuela’s Unique Tepui Frogs Face New Perils
Venezuela’s Unique Tepui Frogs Face New Perilsby Joeby Ragpa - Nov. 01, 2023

The tabletop mountains "tepui" in Venezuela are sheltered, otherworldly ecosystems. Standing up to 3,000 metres (10,000ft) high and cut off from the rest o...

Meet Panamanian Golden Frogs Hatchlings
Meet Panamanian Golden Frogs Hatchlingsby Joeby Ragpa - Aug. 14, 2023

Now Reptile Discovery Center's breeding efforts with Panamanian golden frogs are a boon for this species, which has been extinct in the wild since 2009. ...

Following Reintroduced Limosa Harlequin Frogs
Following Reintroduced Limosa Harlequin Frogsby Joeby Ragpa - Jul. 31, 2023

The Panama Amphibian Rescue and Conservation Project completed the first reintroduction trial of the Limosa Harlequin frog (Atelopus limosus) in 2017. Rese...

Black Rain Frog: The Bizarre, Grumpy-faced Amphibian That’s Terrible
Black Rain Frog: The Bizarre, Grumpy-faced Amphibian That’s Terribleby Joeby Ragpa - Jul. 25, 2023

The funny-looking puffed up Black rain frog is only found on the forested slopes of the southern Cape fold mountains in South Africa and spends most of its...

Researchers Have Discovered a New Species of Frog in the Andes
Researchers Have Discovered a New Species of Frog in the Andesby Joeby Ragpa - Jul. 13, 2023

Researchers have discovered a new species of frog in Peru, living high in the Andes Mountains. The frog, Osteocephalus vasquezi sp. nov. was found in th...

Microplastics in Frogs in Bangladesh, Can Threaten Biodiversity
Microplastics in Frogs in Bangladesh, Can Threaten Biodiversityby Joeby Ragpa - Jul. 07, 2023

Microplastics in frogs are potential threats to healthy wetland ecosystems and the problem was found to be acute in Bangladesh, according to a new study. A...

Citizen Science Reveals the Eastern Dwarf Tree Frog Popping Up
Citizen Science Reveals the Eastern Dwarf Tree Frog Popping Upby Joeby Ragpa - Jul. 03, 2023

Peoples using the FrogID app have helped reveal just how much the Eastern Dwarf Tree Frog (Litoria fallax) is establishing populations outside its native r...

Sex Life of Rare “Leopard-print” Santa Fe Frog Revealed
Sex Life of Rare “Leopard-print” Santa Fe Frog Revealedby Joeby Ragpa - Jul. 03, 2023

Argentinian conservation scientists are fighting to protect the tiny Santa Fe frog, which is under threat as its habitat in one of the world's driest fores...

New Species Of Treefrog Discovered In Peru
New Species Of Treefrog Discovered In Peruby Joeby Ragpa - Jun. 26, 2023

Scientists from Instituto Peruano de Herpetologia and Florida International University have discovered a new species of treefrog: Scinax pyroinguinis. R...

Researchers Discover Australian Barred Frog Species
Researchers Discover Australian Barred Frog Speciesby Joeby Ragpa - Jun. 14, 2023

Researchers With the University of Newcastle and University of Adelaide as well as the Queensland Museum have described a new species of barred frog from N...

Pacific Tree Frog Like Chameleons, Can Change Color
Pacific Tree Frog Like Chameleons, Can Change Colorby Joeby Ragpa - Jun. 14, 2023

Science has confirmed that suspicion—Pacific tree frog can change color. Since the 1850s, biologists have known that the Pacific tree frog has green and br...

What You Need to Know About Species of Tree Frogs in Texas
What You Need to Know About Species of Tree Frogs in Texasby Joeby Ragpa - Jun. 14, 2023

There are 800 species of tree frogs and Texas is home to 14 of them. Cope’s Gray tree frog—native to the USA. Lives in trees close to fishless ponds wh...

Top-10 of the World’s Most Adorable Frogs
Top-10 of the World’s Most Adorable Frogsby Joeby Ragpa - Jun. 05, 2023

Here are a Top-10 of the cutest frogs found around the world today. With their big eyes and bulbous bodies, frogs are the most adorable of the amphibians. ...

Burrowing Frog Lures Scientists to Catching Sounds of Whooping, Moaning and Hooting
Burrowing Frog Lures Scientists to Catching Sounds of Whooping, Moaning and Hootingby Joeby Ragpa - May. 22, 2023

Moaning, whooping and hooting varieties are among the five species of burrowing frog found in the Perth Hills. The scientists hope to inspire more people t...

“Toad Girl” Mocked for Saving Thousands of Amphibians Trying to Cross Road
“Toad Girl” Mocked for Saving Thousands of Amphibians Trying to Cross Roadby Joeby Ragpa - May. 22, 2023

Hayley Watson, from Haydon Bridge has dedicated her time to helping thousands of amphibians trying to cross a road during mating season said people have st...

A Novel Species of Piping Frog from Southern Mexico
A Novel Species of Piping Frog from Southern Mexicoby Joeby Ragpa - May. 12, 2023

Scientists have described a new species of piping frog Eleutherodactylus (subgenus Syrrhophus) from Guerrero, Mexico, based on morphological and molecular ...

This Brazilian Frog Might Be the First Pollinating Amphibian
This Brazilian Frog Might Be the First Pollinating Amphibianby Joeby Ragpa - May. 04, 2023

The researchers has revealed that some reptiles and mammals are more than up to the task. Now, scientists must consider whether amphibians are also capable...

New Frog Species Were Described in Papua New Guinea. Among Them—Red-bellied Treefrog
New Frog Species Were Described in Papua New Guinea. Among Them—Red-bellied Treefrogby Joeby Ragpa - Apr. 21, 2023

In Papua New Guinea five frog species were discovered described by scientists for the first time. The slender spotted treefrog (Litoria gracilis) t...