While often confused, frogs and toads, both amphibians, exhibit distinct traits. Frogs boast smooth, moist skin and long legs for jumping and swimming, preferring wet habitats. Toads, conversely, have ...

In the zombie diorama series, today we created a zombie frog spawning in a washing machine, it looks like they have been ...

High in India's Western Ghats, the Malabar gliding frog builds a unique foamy nest suspended above water, protecting up to 200 eggs. Upon hatching, tadpoles safely drop into the stream below, ...

A researcher found that a Japanese pond frog is impervious to the stings of the northern giant hornet, even when it goes down ...

A healthy garden invites wildlife, including snakes. It's important to look for signs they're slithering about, and identify ...

Chytrid fungus is a scourge to global amphibian populations, but before it kills some frogs, it can produce symptoms that may ...

Frogs and toads are often talked about as if they’re identical, but once you look closely, you’ll notice they’re quite different. Although they belong to the same biological order, their appearance, ...

Eli Bieri has received funding from philanthropic agencies to support his PhD research. Jodi Rowley is the Lead Scientist of the Australian Museum's citizen science project, FrogID. She has received ...

To reduce their impacts on native species, feral cats have been added to New Zealand's list of animals targeted for ...

Hundreds of non-native animal & plant species live in Florida. They prey on native critters & damage native ecosystems.

You would assume a flood represents a windfall for frogs, right? But new research finds these water-loving amphibians can have too much of a good thing. Frogs need water. Almost all of the world’s ...

Many first-time chicken keepers don’t understand just how dangerous it can be inside a coop. Backyard flocks are vulnerable to wild predators, neighborhood pets, extreme weather, and infectious ...