New genetic research suggests a common Southeast Asian frog long believed to be one species could actually be six or seven distinct ones.

As winter fades and spring arrives, Connecticut’s wetlands, ponds, and forests come alive with the calls of frogs and toads. These amphibians are an important and often overlooked part of the state’s ...

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For nearly two centuries, a small brown frog living in Southeast Asian rainforests was considered a single, well-understood species. It had a name. It had a place in the textbooks. Case closed. Then ...

Springtime in the Bay Area brings with it lush green landscapes, vibrant wildflowers and buds breaking open on trees. And in some places, the soundtrack to all that visual beauty is the chorusing of ...

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 ...

Campers in New South Wales were surprised to discover a giant Australian tree frog lingering around their site. The amphibian, spotted on January 24 at Crescent Head, quickly became a campsite legend ...

Male Sierran treefrogs, or "chorus frogs," change their breeding calls depending on the temperature, a UC Davis study found. Credit must be given to the creator. Only noncommercial uses of the work ...

A toucan was spotted perched on a tree along Conroy-Windermere Road in Orlando. The tropical bird whose natural habitat is ...

A tiny frog with a big problem has sparked a mountain-top rescue mission in Far North Queensland. Conservationists are ...

An 835-acre property in Burlington County once threatened by development will be sold to the New Jersey Conservation ...