Category: Frog & Amphibians Information & News
Peru's Manú National Park World's Most Diverse For Reptiles And Amphibians
Manú National Park in Peru is home to 287 species of reptiles and amphibians. [...]
Pig-Like Indian Purple Frog Calls To Mates Underground
Scientists document the first acoustical and statistical analysis of the frog calls of Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis [...]
Devil Frog Had Spiked Armor Possibly To Keep Dinosaurs At Bay
Beelzebufo may have been a voracious little dinosaur eater, or not. [...]
New York Proposes Recovery Plan For Northern Cricket Frog
There are just three populations of the northern cricket frog in New York. [...]
Bats Hunt Frogs By Sensing Water Ripples
When túngara frogs call out to find a mate, bats sense it. [...]
Adventure Aquarium To Host "Frogs: Nature's Messengers" Exhibit
The Adventure Aquarium in Camden, NJ opens a frog exhibit featuring more than 20 frog species. [...]
Biologists To Reintroduce California Red-legged Frog To SoCal Mountains
California red-legged frogs haven't been seen in Santa Monica Mountains in more than 40 years. [...]
Australia's Armoured Mist Frog Range Expanded
Scientists move 40 Litoria lorica to new location four kilometers from only known area in which the frogs can be found. [...]
250 Groups Urge EPA To Ban Atrazine Pesticide
Pesticide is found in 75 percent of stream water and 40 percent of all groundwater tested in a study. [...]
Can’t Tell An Invasive Cane Toad From A Native Australian Frog? There’s An App For That
Australia's Department of Environment and Conservation and the University of Western Australia develop iPhone app that enables you to tell the differe [...]
Students At Maryland’s Great Mills High School Build Salamander Fence
Fence will deter ATVs and other vehicles from traversing a pond that destroyed thousands of spotted salamander eggs in March. [...]
Two High Sierra Amphibians Proposed For Endangered Species Act Protections
Animals have been decimated by livestock grazing, habitat destruction, invasive species, and disease. [...]
Mutant Rain Frog Found In Man’s Garden In Shunan, Japan
Hyla japonica, normally green in color is bright blue. [...]
New Species Of Skin Feeding Caecilian Discovered And Described
Amphibian looks like an earthworm and its young feeds on the mother's skin. [...]
Tiger Salamander Crossing Tunnels In Northern California Are Working
Tunnels constructed in 2011 help some 100 plus endangered Ambystoma californiense get to their breeding pond. [...]
Louisiana Proposes Endangered Status For Mississippi Gopher Frog
Wildlife and Fisheries Commission also proposes permit system for taking or killing Eastern Diamondback rattler and two species of pine snake. [...]
More Than 2300 Attend Reptile And Amphibian Appreciation Day At L.A.’s Natural History Museum
4th annual RAAD event showcased herpetology collections as well as reptile and amphibian organizations. [...]
Puerto Rico's Coquí Llanero Frog Listed As Endangered Species
The Puerto Rican lowland coquí is one of the smallest treefrogs in the world. [...]
Mountain Yellow-Legged Frogs Breeding Again In California's San Gabriel Mountains
U.S.G.S. biologists discover 19 new adult Rana muscosa frogs among 71 frogs and hundreds of tadpoles in a Mojave River pool of water. [...]
MSU Professor's Reptile Book Published 8 Years After His Death
"The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michigan" published by Wayne State University Press. [...]
Scientists Try To Inoculate Sierra Yellow-Legged Frog Tadpoles Against Chytrid
J.liv bacteria may help to protect amphibians from chytrid. [...]
Texas Congressman Opposes Placing Four Salamanders On Endangered Species List
Fish and Wildlife Service says development could contribute to the demise of these species. [...]
Clemson University Students Share The Joy Of Herps With Girl Scouts
Public outreach demonstration enables Girl Scouts to interact with Live animals and museum specimens. [...]
Death Of Frogs From Chytrid Fungus Is The Same In The Wild As In The Lab
Blood drawn from mountain yellow-legged frogs confirms cause of death. [...]
