Smithsonian researchers in Panama have begun to reintroduce native golden frogs to the wild in special enclosures ...
Wood frogs are the first to emerge after a cold winter brumation to lay their eggs in vernal pools, safe from aquatic ...
What may sound like a spa day for frogs is all part of a global effort to fight the chytrid fungus — the deadly pathogen responsible for what scientists have called the largest disease-driven loss of ...
It’s been 17 years since the bright yellow Panamanian golden frog ( Atelopus zeteki) hopped through its native habitat. But ...
When a new species is discovered, it's tempting to imagine an adventure novel, said Chan Kin Onn of Michigan State University. "Most people have this image of an intrepid explorer braving an isolated ...
Frog eggs attract hungry predators, and this tiny father can only defend them from the smallest attackers. Just above him lives a tiger tarantula, a powerful ambush hunter. Together, they form an ...
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The inbreeding, declining population of a frog tells the story of the state of South Carolina's wetlands.