After describing a unique behaviour in the Small-banded Kukri Snake (Oligodon fasciolatus) last September, two new studies, also led by Henrik Bringsøe, are now reporting the same gruesome feeding ...

Gurgaon: Inside a small campus pond in Delhi, a male Indian bullfrog tried to mate with an Asian common toad. What looks like a wildlife blooper is actually a scientific first for India. The first ...

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, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Some frogs and toads secrete poison through their skin ...

Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford. Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in ...

I’ve heard the saying “All toads are frogs, but not all frogs are toads.” This phrase can be a mind twister until you concentrate on the meaning behind it. Both frogs and toads are amphibians in the ...