For a quarter of a century, Panamanian golden frogs were not seen in the wild. These brightly colored little amphibians had ...

A new study from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) shows that red-eyed treefrog embryos hatch early when exposed to high ammonia levels — an environmental cue that it’s too hot and ...

A potentially invasive Cuban tree frog was found Monday on a plant sold at a tropical plant store in the Beaverton area. This is the second time in the last few years the Oregon Department of Fish and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Frogs have long held a bad rap (at least among some people) for being slimy, even scary, critters, but that's not very fair to ...

BEAVERTON, Ore. — Another Cuban tree frog was found Feb. 27 in Oregon, this time hiding on a tropical plant sold at a local store in the Portland suburb of Beaverton. Two more of the small, non-native ...

Paul Oliver receives funding from the Australia Pacific Science Foundation. Deborah Bower works for the University of New England. A chocolate treefrog that looks like a Freddo. Burrowing frogs which ...

An example of an oophaga pumilio, also known as the strawberry poision dart frog. Houstonians have lots of pets, and that goes way beyond the dogs and cats that most commonly live with us. Reptile and ...

The Audubon Zoo is home to hundreds of species from around the world, many of them dangerous and from tropical locales. Recently, however, government officials have sounded the alarm about one species ...

The number of species increases unevenly from local ecosystems to continental scales. Such patterns are described through so-called Species-Area Relationships (SARs). The photo shows a tropical tree ...

Have you ever wondered how city life affects animals like frogs? A new study reveals that urban Túngara frog tadpoles develop faster —but end up being smaller — than tadpoles from forests, probably ...

Frogs are fascinating creatures, known very well for their unique hopping movements and distinct croaking sounds. What can set frogs apart from other animals in the animal kingdom is their ecological ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If your backyard is feeling overrun with frogs and toads, it’s not just you, said South Carolina Department of Natural Resources ...