Category: Frog & Amphibians Information & News
New Species of Glass Frog From Ecuador Named After Olympic Champion Neisi Dajomes
A unique aspect of this particular frog is the fact that it hides several of its organs with bright white tissue. [...]
California Giant Salamander Larvae Photographed In California Creek
The photograph provides some insight into the nesting habitat of this species as well as the timing of larval development, which is important for the [...]
New Hampshire Receives Ecosystem Restoration Award To Help Herps
The award will help the state to bolster reptile and amphibian populations by upgrading road infrastructure to reduce road mortality. [...]
Bornean Fanged Frog May Be Six or Seven Species, Study Says
The Bornean fanged frog is named as such because it features two fang-like projections in its lower jaw. [...]
Russian Opposition Alexei Navalny Killed By Dart Frog Toxins Not Noviochok, Report Claims
Russian opposition leader and anti-Putin politician Alexei Navalny was poisoned by epibatidine, a toxin found in dart frogs in South America, the gove [...]
Chytrid Fungus Linked To American Bullfrog Trade, New Study Says
The researchers say that the American bullfrog potentially serve as carriers of Bd as they are widely traded globally and are tolerant of chytridiomyc [...]
USARK: Lincoln County, NC Commissioners Ban Exotics
The ordinance does list humans as an exempt species that can be owned, but you cannot own a leopard gecko. [...]
Josh’s Frogs Receives American Humane Society Certification For Animal Welfare
The American Humane Certified Companion Animal Welfare Distinction for Animal Safety, Welfare and Well-being
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Reduced Hydroperiods Enhance California Tiger Salamander Populations Over Hybrids
Reducing the hydroperiods in zones where the hybrid salamanders were dominant led to population collapse. [...]
Two Frogs Native to Peru Described
Both frog species are only known by the type locality and are narrowly distributed in the Yanachaga-Chemillén National Park. [...]
91 Eastern Hellbender Salamanders Released In Ohio
Hellbender salamanders can only thrive in cool, clean water. Hellbender salamanders are listed as near threatened on the IUCN Red List of Threatened S [...]
New Poison Frog Species Discovered in Peru
According to Ministerio del Ambiente - Perú, the frog, Ranitomeya hwata is about 15 mm in length and is the smallest species in the Ranitomeya genus. [...]
USARK Update: Colorado Herp Rule Review
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is also initiating a comprehensive review of all herp regulations. [...]
Snake Road Closes in Illinois For Annual Herp Migration
About 2 1/2 miles of LaRue Road and Forest Service Road No. 345 also known as “Snake Road” will be closed to vehicle traffic. [...]
100s Of California Red-legged Frog Tadpoles Released Into Santa Monica Mountains
The storms disrupted egg masses in streams and ponds in the Santa Monica mountains. [...]
The Secretive World Of Tadpoles
Did you know that science still doesn’t know about the tadpoles of more than half of all known frog species? [...]
Wildlife Underpasses Reduce Amphibian Deaths, University of Vermont Study Says
The researchers say that these wildlife underpass tunnels can reduce the deaths of amphibians, while helping to bolster the ecosystems in which these [...]
New Breviceps Rain Frog Species Discovered In South Africa
The researchers analyzed the frog call, physical, RNA and DNA analysis to determine it is a new rainfrog species. [...]
American Bullfrog Removal Leads To Pond Turtle Recovery In Yosemite National Park
Researchers at the University of California, Davis monitored the turtle populations from 2016 to 2022 at two sites in the park that also have bullfrog [...]
Meet Xenohyla truncata, A Fruit And Nectar Eating Treefrog
This Neotropical treefrog, according to researchers, feeds mostly on the fruits of plants, plant parts, floral structures and nectar. [...]
More Than 1,000 Frosted Flatwoods Salamander Larvae Released In Florida
The salamanders were head-started, raised in a protected environment from eggs collected in the wild and then released when they were larger. [...]
Shawnee National Forest’s Snake Road to Reopen May 15
“Snake Road” in Shawnee National Forest in Illinois has closed for the annual migration of reptiles and amphibians to their winter habitats in the lim [...]
USARK ALERT: Federal Herp and Fish Regulations
Representative Betty McCollum (MN) has reintroduced a bill titled “To amend the Animal Welfare Act to include cold-blooded species as animals, and for [...]
Marbled Salamander Featured On North Carolina ID and Driver License
The name of the license/ID holder is also next to the salamander and curves with the salamander’s contours on the front. [...]
