Category: Wild Frogs & Amphibians
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. [...]
Six Frog Species Discovered In Suriname Rainforest
The frogs and a host of flora and fauna were discovered during a three week Conservation International Expedition. [...]
Cane Toads Are Opportunistic Eaters
Peruvian park ranger photographs Bufo marinus' attempt to eat a bat. [...]
Center For Biological Diversity And USFWS Reach Agreements On Boreal Toad And Eastern Hellbender Salamander Status
Agreement should speed federal protections for both species. [...]
California’s Super Hybrid Salamander Dilemma
The native California tiger salamander is being pushed out by a hybrid salamander. [...]
Chytrid Fungus Now In Kansas
Wichita State University students find evidence of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in three locations in the state. [...]
Young Giant Amphibian Of The Triassic Period Was A Burrower
Metoposaurus diagnosticus burrowed during conditions when water was scarce. [...]
Gardiner’s Frog Hears With Mouth Cavity
Sooglossus gardineri lacks middle earm uses mouth cavity to hear sounds. [...]
Oregon Spotted Frog Candidate For Endangered Species Act Protection
Rana pretiosa has enjoyed a high success rate in a captive breeding program in a Washington state prison. [...]
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. [...]
Two Texas Salamanders Listed Under The Endangered Species Act
Despite efforts of a Texas congressman and other politicians to prevent their listing, the Austin blind salamander (Eurycea waterlooensis) and the [...]
Female Cope’s Gray Treefrogs Prefer Multitasking Males
Study says that male treefrogs that can trill longer and more frequently are preferred mates. [...]
Three Pesticides Found In Remote Populations Of California’s Pacific Chorus Frog
Discovery marks the first time that these pesticides were found in wild frog tissue. [...]
North Carolina’s Southern Cricket Frog Populations Declining
Biologist speculates development and bullying by northern cricket frog, but not the Chytrid fungus or invasive predators. [...]
Eastern Hellbender Protections Sought In Lawsuit
While the Ozark hellbender has been protected since 2011, the eastern hellbender is not. [...]
Critical Habitat Of Dusky Gopher Frog Challenged
Lawsuit filed by private landowner will be challenged by The Center for Biological Diversity and the Gulf Restoration Network. [...]
100 Captive-Bred Mountain Yellow-legged Frogs Released In California’s San Jacinto Mountains
Some of the frogs, part of a breeding and reintroduction program started in the mid 2000s are outfitted with radio transmitters. [...]
Hula Painted Frog, Declared Extinct In 1996, Rediscovered In Israel’s Hula Valley
Discoglossus nigriventer rediscovered in 2011 in Israel's Hula Valley. [...]
Caecilians Susceptible To Chytrid Fungus, Study Says
Of 200 caecilians tested, 58 were found to be positive for the fungus, many which later died. [...]
Importation Of African Clawed Frogs To The US Also Brought The Chytrid Fungus
Xenopus laevis, used in pregnancy testing in the 1960s-70s were released into the wild. [...]
Endangered Dusky Gopher Frogs Found In Second Pond
Rana sevosa were originally only thought to live and breed at Glen's Pond in Mississippi. [...]
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. [...]
Save The Frogs! Distributes More Than $3,000 In Save The Frogs Day Awards
Save the Frogs Day is April 27 [...]
