Hiking through the dense rainforest of Madagascar, scientists heard a series of “otherworldly” sounds. The “somewhat bizarre” ...

A rare blue frog found in the Kimberley region of Western Australia has stunned researchers, who say the unusual colouring is probably due to a genetic mutation causing it to lose certain skin ...

The thick black stripe and orange legs set the frog apart from other species, researchers said. Cao Y-Y, Suwannapoom C, ...

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Noblella arutam, or the Arutam leaf litter frog, was discovered hidden under leaves on the forest floor, actively moving ...

The differences are decided in what is called folk taxonomy. According to folk taxonomy, frogs stay close to bodies of water or wet places, while toads can be found even in deserts. Toads tend to have ...

Eat the frog’ is a popular technique that can help you become a better manager of your time, increasing your output and ...

The wonderful world of frog glue: a sticky topic. Discover what makes this defense strategy so remarkable, all in under three minutes. Credit: Science Figured Out Skin-secreted chemicals ...

You might be seeing greenhouse frogs, which are common on Oahu and most often mistaken for coqui frogs, according to the Oahu Invasive Species Committee.

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Some tadpoles don’t poop for the first weeks of their lives. At least, that’s the case for Eiffinger’s tree frogs (Kurixalus eiffingeri), scientists report September 22 in Ecology.

The Eiffinger's tree frog (Kurixalus eiffingeri), found on Ishigaki and Iriomote islands in Japan, has a unique biological adaptation: its tadpoles do not defecate during their early developmental ...