Category: Frog & Amphibians Information & News
Pumpkin Toadlets Have Lost Ability To Hear Own Mating Calls
The toadlets continue the call because other frogs can still see visual cues, such as movement of the throat, researchers say. [...]
New Disease A Threat To North American Frogs
Severe Perkinsea Infection (SPI), is caused by a single celled parasitic organism that kills tadpoles. [...]
Leopard Frog In Canada Gets Help As Calgary Zoo Starts Breeding Program
The British Columbia northern leopard frog's populations have dwindled in the last 40 years. [...]
Endangered California Tiger Salamander Gets Tunnel Under Highway
A new tunnel between Buellton and Lompoc, Calif. will enable the California tiger salamander to cross under a busy road rather than over it, thanks to [...]
Snow-Dwelling Frog Faces Extinction As Researchers Try To Save Species
The Baw Baw frog was once abundant in Australia’s Baw Baw Plateau. [...]
Fungus That Rapidly Kills Salamanders Spreading Across Germany
Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans can kill salamanders in as little as four days. [...]
215 Endangered Mountain Yellow-Legged Frogs, Reared From Tadpoles, Released Into The Wild
Some estimate that the population of the mountain yellow-legged frog has declined by 90 percent. [...]
New Salamander Species Discovered in Japan
The Mikawa Salamander is the 29th salamander species of the family Hynobiidae found in Japan. [...]
California Woman Finds Frog in Her Salad And Keeps it as a Pet
The woman was almost done with her salad when she saw the frog move on her plate. [...]
Researchers Discover South American Treefrog That Fluoresces in UVA Light
The South American polka dot tree frog turns from green, yellowish-red to blue and green when exposed to UV light. [...]
Newly Discovered Peruvian Frog Named After Sir David Attenborough
A new frog discovered in Peru is named after Sir David Attenbourough. [...]
Were 250 to 300 Salamanders Stolen Or Eaten From a Texas Aquatic Resource Center?
Officials are baffled at the disappearance of so many salamanders. [...]
Frog That Disappeared in Area of Australia Rediscovered
The green and golden bell frog has experienced declines in some of its range. [...]
Researchers Create Synthetic Version of Golden Poison Dart Frog Poison
The golden poison dart frog has enough poison on its skin to kill 10 people. [...]
New “Graceful” Treefrog Species Discovered in Australia
An Australian scientist has discovered a new species of treefrog in the forests of Cape York in north Queensland. The frog, called the Cape York grace [...]
Rabbs' Fringe-limbed Treefrog Declared Extinct
Toughie, collected during a chytrid pandemic in Panama, was more than 12 years old. [...]
Researchers Infect Mountain Yellow-Legged Frogs With Chytrid Fungus In Order to Save Them
The mountain yellow-legged frog has seen its population numbers crash due to the chytrid fungus. [...]
USFWS Sets Aside Land for Sierra Nevada Yellow-legged Frog and Two Other Amphibians
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has set aside nearly 2 million acres of land for the Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frog, the mountain yellow-legged f [...]
Toads Avoid The Toad Tunnel And Cross Road In Canada Instead
Western toads in Canada are crossing a road to get to the forest in which they live, avoiding the toad tunnel that was built for them. [...]
Red-eyed Treefrog Embryos Escape Predation While Still in the Egg
The red-eyed treefrog embryos can sense predators and escape from their eggsac. [...]
Researchers in India Discover 7th Mating Position for Frogs
There is no physical contact during what researchers call the "dorsal straddle." [...]
Owner's Response To Govt. Request To Access Property To Count Yellow-Legged Frogs Is Priceless
A couple in Oregon received a formal request from the state’s Department of Fish and Wildlife last month for permission to survey the creek that [...]
New Pristimantis Frog Species Discovered in Peru
A new frog species has been discovered near the border of Peru’s Manu National Park. [...]
Brazilian Treefrog Named After Mythical Beast Of Amazon Described
Dendropsophus mapinguari was discovered in 2009 but has just been described. [...]
