Category: Frog Amphibian Information & News
Researchers Record First Instance of So-Called Penis Snake In Florida
The name is certainly peculiar, but the so-called penis snake is actually a caecilian and it was recorded living in Florida’s Miami-Date County in Oct [...]
Severe Perkinsea Infection Detected In Panama and UK Tadpoles
Researchers studying an emerging disease that is killing tadpoles in North America have found instances of the disease in tadpoles in Panama and the U [...]
New Litoria Chocolate Frog Species Discovered In New Guinea
A new frog species of the Litoria caerulea group has been discovered in Papua New Guinea that is chocolate brown in coloration. The frog, named Litori [...]
San Francisco Garter Snake Gets Protections In San Mateo County, CA
The San Francisco garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis tetrataenia), a subspecies of Thamnophis sirtalis that is only known to exist on the San Francisco [...]
New Marsupial Frog Species Discovered in Peru
Researchers have discovered a new marsupial frog species in the Peruvian Amazon rainforest that is part of the Gastrotheca genus. The frog, Gastrothec [...]
Illinois Wind Project May Threaten Chorus Frog
The habitat of the Illinois chorus frog (Pseudacris illinoensis) in the state is threatened by a proposed 30,000-acre wind farm project in Mason Count [...]
Susan (Su) Jewell Receives PARC’s 2021 Alison Haskell Award
Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation announced March 23 that Susan (Su) Jewell is the recipient of PARC's 2021 Alison Haskell Awar [...]
Phoenix Zoo Celebrates 25 Years Captive Breeding Of Chiricahua Leopard Frog
The Arizona Center for Nature Conservation and the Phoenix Zoo, along with the Arizona Game & Fish Department (AZGFD), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Serv [...]
Toads Of The United States
If you want to keep any of the common North American toads as pets, keep in mind that they hide most of the time. [...]
Poison Frogs Of The Genus Mantella
How to identify and care for mantella frogs. [...]
