Frog

Amazing: The frog revealed a great and life-changing secret

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 Strawberry poison-dart frog transporting the tadpoles.

Oldest-known tadpole fossil discovered in Argentina reveals early frog evolution

 Tree frog on leaf, Gliding frog (Rhacophorus reinwardtii) sitting on leaves, Javan tree frog on branch, Indonesian tree frog

The final frog-tier? Scientists find 7 new frog species, name them after Star Trek captains - study

 The leaf litter frog (Haddadus binotatus) emits a distress call at frequencies that humans cannot hear but predators can.

Amphibians use scream inaudible to humans for self-defense against predators, new study suggests


New South American frog species found, named for local indigenous people

The Guaraní people inhabit the same region and in the past lived in the same wild regions as the frog,

 A frog sitting on a leaf

British villagers discover frog larvae in tap water, outrage ensues

The locals have branded the situation a “Dickensian scandal.”

An Atelopus elegans tadpole is seen at the Jambatu Center for Research and Conservation of Amphibians in Quito October 15, 2013. The Jambatu Center manages some 40 species of amphibians, and has run successful breeding programmes for some critically endangered species. Picture taken October 15, 2013

Australian park rangers say 'Toadzilla' could be world's biggest toad

Dubbed "Toadzilla," the cane toad was spotted by "shocked" park ranger Kylee Gray during a patrol in Conway National Park in Queensland.

Cane toad dubbed "Toadzilla" and believed by Australian park rangers to be the world's biggest toad is held by Queensland Department of Environment and Science Ranger Kylee Gray, in Conway National Park, Queensland, Australia January 12, 2023.

Think twice before making intimate contact with this toad

The US National Park System has issued a warning against licking a specific kind of toad found in the American southwest.

A Hula painted frog GALLERY (R)

TikTok user raising million-strong frog army accused of 'eco-terrorism'

Biologists, experts and social media are all concerned by a Tiktoker's environmentally-hazardous mission to build the "largest frog army in history."

 Tadpoles wriggle in the Bressone pond at the Chalet-a-Gobet in Lausanne May 11, 2012

Hundreds of frogs died mid-sex in a swamp 45 million years ago - study

Irish paleontologists have uncovered why hundreds of fossil frogs were buried under an ancient swamp millions and millions of years ago.

 Eopelobates wagneri, frog, Eocene, Messel, Hesse, Germany - Houston Museum of Natural Science

Scientists uncover ancient fossil frog mystery - how did they die?

Paleontologists from University College Cork (UCC) in Ireland made the discovery after studying the bones of the fossil frogs, which revealed that the ancient amphibians had died during mating.

 Illustrative image of a frog.