A frog is an amphibian. It lays eggs in water where they hatch into tadpoles that live in water until they metamorphose into adult frogs. Tree frogs have developed disks or suction pads on the toes of ...
After having so much fun in last week’s column writing about robins, I thought, let’s explore tree frogs. Turns out there are a lot of interesting facts about these amphibians. This time of year, as ...
Somewhere between life and death is the Alaskan Tree Frog. Discover how this amphibian freezes and lives to tell the tale.
Poikilothermic species, such as amphibians, endure harsh winter conditions via freeze-tolerance or freeze-avoidance strategies. Freeze-tolerance requires a suite of complex, physiological mechanisms ...
A group of rare 'galaxy' frogs have disappeared and are feared to have been killed after photographers reportedly destroyed their habitats. The tiny star-speckled Melanobatrachus indicus is the only ...
A new frog species has been discovered hopping around South America - with nothing to hide. The Guajira Giant Glass Frog lives on an isolated mountain range in Colombia. It's described as a ...
There’s much more to frogs than hopping and ribbiting. Some frogs swallow their tadpoles and later cough tiny, fully formed frogs out of their mouths. Some freeze in the winter, only to come back to ...
A new frog species has been discovered hopping around South America - with nothing to hide. The Guajira Giant Glass Frog lives on an isolated mountain range in Colombia. It's described as a ...