Since its first scientific description in 2000, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), a fungus that causes the deadly ...

A Pristimantis flavus, or yellow rain frog. Two Pristimantis flavus, or yellow rain frogs, with varied hues. Several Pristimantis flavus, or yellow rain frogs, as seen from below.

“It looked like a Plaintive rain frog, yet the call was different to that,” he explained. “It sounded similar to Bilbo's, which is what they were, presumed to be, when first heard by ...

A new frog species, Boston rain frog, was discovered in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal during an electrical storm after being misidentified as the Bilbo’s rain frog.

Male rain frogs can vary from approximately 1-2 inches in length while female rain frogs are considerably larger, spanning approximately 1.5-2.5 inches.

A new frog species, Boston rain frog, was discovered in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal during an electrical storm after being misidentified as the Bilbo’s rain frog.

A new frog species, Boston rain frog, was discovered in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal during an electrical storm after being misidentified as the Bilbo’s rain frog.

The new rain frog species was discovered in a small town in South Africa during an electrical storm, researchers said.

A new frog species, Boston rain frog, was discovered in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal during an electrical storm after being misidentified as the Bilbo’s rain frog.

A new frog species, Boston rain frog, was discovered in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal during an electrical storm after being misidentified as the Bilbo’s rain frog.