Gold Coast’s summer cane toad invasion: how to stop them in their sacs. ... “Cane toads have very distinctive eggs that are easy to identify from frogs and other toads,” he said.

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

In the lush, temperate forests of Chile and Argentina, a remarkable amphibian takes parenthood to an extraordinary level. Darwin’s frog, named after the famous naturalist Charles Darwin, demonstrates ...

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) ...

Unlike frogs and salamanders and most of the invertebrates that spend some time (usually as eggs and juveniles) in vernal pools and then leave (usually as adults), fairy shrimp are permanent ...

What can we learn from the animal kingdom’s best parents? - From communal creches to single dads, humans can learn a lot from ...

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.

Darwin's frog After the female lays her eggs on the forest floor, the male guards them vigilantly. Once the embryos begin to move, the male swallows them, storing them in his vocal sac—a pouch ...

The creatures have a unique reproductive strategy: after the females lay eggs, the male frogs protect and rear the tiny tadpoles inside their distensible vocal sacs for them to develop in safety.

A newborn Darwin’s frog on a ruler at London Zoo (Joe Capon/ZSL) More than 30 endangered froglets have been born at London Zoo after a dramatic 7,000-mile rescue mission saw their parents ...