Category: Frog & Amphibians Information & News
New Frog Species Of The Genus Walkerana Discovered In India’s Western Ghats
Walkerana muduga, was collected in 2016 by a team led by Dr. S. P. Vijayakumar of the Indian Institute of Science. [...]
Reticulated Flatwoods Salamander Successfully Bred At San Antonio Zoo
The reticulated flatwoods salamander is listed as vulnerable by the IUCN.
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Biofluorescence Is Strong In Certain Amphibians
It is not known why some amphibians glow brightly when exposed to UV light. [...]
Cave Dwelling Olm Salamander Doesn’t Move Much For Seven Years
Proteus anguinus does not move very far during its lifetime, which can reach 100 years. [...]
Southern Corroboree Frog Breeding Program Suffers Setback Due To Australian Fires
Thirty to 40 percent of the frogs in the program survived the fires. [...]
Aussie Snake Catcher Photographs Green Tree Frog Eating Coastal Taipan Snake
The green treefrog, despite being bitten by the coastal taipan snake, is apparently healthy and will be released February 7. [...]
New Tibertan Frog Species, Liurana vallecula, Discovered And Described
Liurana vallecula, has a snout-to-vent length of 20.4 mm, a reddish brown body coloration with dark brown streaks and a marbled pattern on the top of [...]
Dorrance Family Foundation Gifts $250,000 To Help Yellow-Legged Frog Recovery
The Dorrance Family Foundation’s Animals of the Sierra Nevada Grant Program will help in the recovery of these amphibians. [...]
U.S. Agencies, Liberty University Keep Peaks Of Otter Salamander Off Endangered Species List
The Peaks of Otter salamander lives in just a 12 mile area of Virginia. [...]
Foothill Yellow-legged Frog Approved For California Endangered Species Act Protections
The foothill yellow-legged frog was once widespread throughout much of Northern and Central California and down to Southern California. [...]
In A First, Puerto Rican Crested Toads Conceived Via In Vitro Fertilization
The Puerto Rican crested toad is listed as critically endangered by the IUCN. [...]
Florida High School Students First To Dissect Synthetic Frogs
J.W. Mitchell High School in Florida posted on Twitter, a classroom of students dissecting a synthetic frog. [...]
Researchers Discover New Population of Hellbender Salamanders In Pennsylvania
The hellbender salamander does well in Pennsylvania due to the state's clean water, rocky stream bottoms and abundance of crayfish. [...]
Túngara Frogs Mating Calls Also Attract Predators
The little frog has to deal with a double-edged sword just to find a mate. [...]
Romer’s Treefrog Rediscovered In Hong Kong
The tiny frog is the smallest amphibian in the Hong Kong Territories. [...]
Newly Discovered Hybrid Ranavirus Moves Rapidly Through Wood Frog Tadpoles
The study found that the RCV-Z2 ranaviruses can quickly infect amphibian populations [...]
Australia’s FrogID Week Runs November 8-17. Help Find Frogs!
"We need as many frog calls recorded this year as possible in order to build our database and compare year-on-year information." [...]
Invasive Cane Toads In Australia Are Prey To Australian Water Rats
Australian water rats have learned how to kill and eat invasive cane toads without getting poisoned. [...]
Congolese Giant Toad Mimics Gaboon Viper, New Study Says
The amphibian is known to live in 11 locations that are also home to the venomous snake, and the coloration and patterns they share are uncanny. [...]
Research Shows Chytrid Fungus Survives In Warm Tropical Lowlands
Lab studies have shown the fungus cannot survive in temperatures above 29 degrees celsius, but researchers found the fungus surviving in frogs living [...]
California Fish And Wildlife Recommends Protections For Yellow-Legged Frog
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has recommended endangered species act protections for five populations of yellow-legged frogs. [...]
Wild Glass Frog Trade Should Be Stopped, South American States Say
Glass frog populations have been decimated in the wild by the wildlife trade, scientists say. [...]
Researchers Discover Two New Salamander Species Thought To Be World’s Largest
The South China giant salamander (Andrias sligoi) a new and much larger species of salamander. [...]
