In the rainforests of Malaysia, a group of “guardian” creatures carry their young on their backs. The animals are about 1.5 ...

The call sound itself still comes from the frog’s larynx in the animal’s throat despite the various positions species grow amplifier sacs. Arnaud Aury/Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0) ...

Boosting crawfish frog numbers by moving their eggs Crawfish frog numbers are on decline due to habitat loss. But scientists in Indiana are working to return species to a historic site.

Researchers found a new species of fanged frog when they noticed clutches of eggs laid on leaves and mossy boulders unusually far above water. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

Adult Darwin’s frogs are about an inch long and weigh less than a couple of paper clips. They are believed to live as long as 15 years in the wild, but they are at risk from a fungal disease.

It represents the oldest known gravid frog, as no other fossil from this period has been found with eggs still inside. The rare preservation of soft tissues makes it even more remarkable, since ...

Frogs are often confused as reptiles because there are many similarities between amphibians and reptiles.Amphibians and reptiles are all cold-blooded (e.g., ectothermic), vertebrae, and egg ...

Anuran eggs within body cavities of the fossil frog Gansubatrachus qilianensis (paratype JQ-HX-QW-02) and extant ranid frog. (a) G. qilianensis, enlarged view of left red box in figure 2a, ...

A new species of tree frog was discovered laying its eggs in the tiny bamboo shaft puddles during surveys in the reserve in May 2022, according to a study published Feb. 21 in the peer-reviewed ...

Officials say the crawfish frog likely was at the site during that period, as well, and remained in place until the mid to late 1980s, when they "vanished suddenly and mysteriously, possibly ...

The frogs who laid these eggs on leaves and boulders were tiny members of the fanged frog family. The caretakers of the nests were all males. According to Frederick , egg-guarding behavior from ...

So in March, eight crawfish frog egg masses were removed from a large population in Greene County, Indiana, and relocated to a pond at Angel Mounds. They were placed inside cages for protection ...