Frogs have long held a bad rap (at least among some people) for being slimy, even scary, critters, but that's not very fair to these amazing amphibians. There are currently around 7,600 known species ...

New Jersey is home to a total of 16 species of frogs and toads, 13 of which have been spotted in North Jersey. They live in a range of habitats from lakes to forests to right in your backyard, which ...

I’ve shared news of several species of extremely tiny frogs and toads, commonly known as flea-toads or toadlets (read more here and here). These tiny amphibians are remarkable because they are much ...

PA Woods and Forests is launching its fifth annual Frog Week Monday through Aug. 6, including a variety of online videos highlighting frogs and toads in this state. You’ll be able to see and hear six ...

Amphibians like frogs and toads are a great way to observe metamorphosis. They lay eggs that develop into tadpoles, and then these tadpoles develop into froglets and toadlets until at last we have our ...

Florida is often called the state with the most invasive animals, and a few of those are frogs and toads that have settled into its warm climate. With its abundant wetlands, forests, rivers, and ...

A new study shows that nearly half of frog and toad species in Latin America may lose their habitat range by 2050. Trachycephalus mesophaeus is among the species identified in a new study as likely to ...

Krista Weatherford from Maymont visits the studio with an array of common frogs and toads and explains how amphibian life in local waterways can serve as indicators of soil, water and air quality.

Despite the vast numbers of animal species already identified, the natural world is still capable of springing a few surprises. Deep in the cloud forests of the Serra do Quiriri mountain range in the ...

A fragment of upper jaw fossil from the Early Cretaceous is among the oldest examples of a toothless amphibian in the fossil record Chihiro Kai The arid valleys of Wyoming’s Cloverly Formation are ...

Cane toads, aka bufo toads, in Florida secrete a toxin that can harm or even kill animals that lick, bite or eat them, ...