Throughout South America, frogs of the Ranitomeya genus typically occupy very particular habitats. It has been over a decade since a new species within this genus was discovered, making this a ...

Here are five of the smallest animals on Earth. Discovered in Papua New Guinea in 2009, this tiny frog holds the title of the world’s smallest known vertebrate. Measuring just 7.7 millimeters ...

Louisiana lawmakers are considering a bill to allow frog hunters to carry firearms. The bill aims to remove a provision that supporters say is unconstitutional. Frog hunting season in Louisiana ...

Before these discoveries, the record for the smallest vertebrate was held by the New Guinea Amau frog, at 7 millimeters long, and a freshwater dwarf goby fish, at 7.9 millimeters. Dr. Toledo’s ...

Frogs and other amphibians the world over are dying in droves from a nasty fungal infection that penetrates their skin and stops their heart. Scientists now have evidence that offering frogs their ...

‘Frog saunas’ could help save endangered species from the devastating chytrid fungus. All over the world, frogs are being wiped out by the chytrid fungus. At least 500 species have declined, including ...

Anthony Waddle received research funding from the Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment, the Frog and Tadpole Study Group of New South Wales, the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales ...

Frog Butt, or Phrog Butt IRL, is a meme centered around a photograph of the oddly tiny-yet-voluptuous posterior of an amphibian. The strangely fascinating image has baffled and inspired the ...

A tiny frog from Borneo was thought to be the only known frog species with no lungs – but it turns out they do have lungs after all. These frogs are fully aquatic and live in cold and fast ...

Researchers have found pesticides in a third of the Australian frogs that were tested. In winter 2021, Australia’s frogs started dropping dead. People began posting images of dead frogs on social ...

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