Nectophrynoides comprise only about one percent of all frogs and toads, but that number is officially increasing. In a study published in the journal Vertebrate Zoology, biologists describe an ...

Ranitomeya hwata, a tiny rainforest frog, amazes with devoted male parenting. Guarding eggs and feeding them, ensuring ...

Amphibians like frogs and toads are a great way to observe metamorphosis. They lay eggs that develop into tadpoles, and then ...

Scientists have discovered three new species of African tree toads that break one of biology’s best-known rules. Instead of ...

An international team of researchers have identified three new species of enchanting, pustular, tree-dwelling toads from Africa. Their solution for having offspring away from water? Skipping the ...

Researchers have identified a new species of poison-dart frog, Ranitomeya hwata, in the remote bamboo-forest of Alto Purus ...

Three new toad species bypass the tadpole stage entirely, giving birth to fully formed babies in isolated mountain forests.

Tadpole species that lost their lungs through evolution never re-evolve them, even when environmental change would make it ...

Have you ever wondered how city life affects animals like frogs? A new study reveals that urban Túngara frog tadpoles develop faster —but end up being smaller — than tadpoles from forests, probably ...