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Skulls Gone Wild: Secrets of How and Why Frogs Evolved Extreme Heads
Many frogs look like a water balloon with legs, but don’t be fooled. Beneath slick skin, some species sport spines, spikes, and other skeletal secrets.... The post Skulls Gone Wild: Secrets of How and...
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Coquí Fossil Takes Title of Oldest Caribbean Frog – “Pride of Puerto Rico”
The bright chirp of the coquí frog, the national symbol of Puerto Rico, has likely resounded through Caribbean forests for at least 29 million years.... The post Coquí Fossil Takes Title of Oldest...
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Alien Carnivorous Frog Invasion Wreaks Havoc on Natural Habitat
Indiscriminate feeding by an alien population of the carnivorous spotted-thighed frog – could severely affect the native biodiversity of southern Australia according to a new... The post Alien...
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New Diamond Frog From Northern Madagascar – “As Soon as I Saw This Frog, I...
Despite the active ongoing taxonomic progress on Madagascar’s frogs, the amphibian inventory of this hyper-diverse island is still very far from being complete. The known... The post New Diamond Frog...
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“Evolutionary Rosetta Stone” – New Insight Into the Biology of a Deadly Fungus
Bd’s actin structures likely play roles in causing skin disease threatening amphibians worldwide. Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have gained new insight into... The post...
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Embryos of Many Species Use Sound to Prepare for the Outside World – Hear...
It’s well known that reptiles depend on temperature cues while in the egg to determine a hatchling’s sex. Now, researchers writing in the journal Trends in... The post Embryos of Many Species Use...
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Taking a Bite Out of Oddball Tooth Evolution: Frogs Lost Teeth More Than 20...
Scientists have long known that frogs are oddballs when it comes to teeth. Some have tiny teeth on their upper jaws and the roof of... The post Taking a Bite Out of Oddball Tooth Evolution: Frogs Lost...
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Toxin Sponges May Protect Poisonous Birds and Frogs From Their Own Poisons
A team of researchers from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), Stanford University, and the California Academy of Sciences (CAS) has uncovered new clues... The post Toxin Sponges May...
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Freaky Fanged Frog Discovered in the Philippines
Researchers at the University of Kansas have described a new species of fanged frog discovered in the Philippines that’s nearly indistinguishable from a species on... The post Freaky Fanged Frog...
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Aquatic Fungus Has Already Wiped Amphibians off the Map – Now Threatens...
A water-borne fungus that has led to the extinction of several species of amphibians that spend all or part of their life cycle in water... The post Aquatic Fungus Has Already Wiped Amphibians off the...
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Scientists Regrow Frog’s Lost Leg With a Five-Drug Cocktail
Frogs briefly treated with a five-drug cocktail administered by a wearable bioreactor on the stump were able to regrow a functional, nearly complete limb. For... The post Scientists Regrow Frog’s Lost...
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Imagine Regrowing Lost Limbs – It’s a Step Closer With New Treatment That...
A new treatment helped frogs regenerate their amputated legs – taking science one step closer to helping people regrow their body parts, too. Our bodies... The post Imagine Regrowing Lost Limbs – It’s...
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Researchers Unravel the Secret of a 45 Million-Year-Old Death Trap
For fossil frogs, an ancient swamp is a sex death trap. Paleontologists at University College Cork (UCC) have determined why hundreds of fossil frogs in a...
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Melanin Protection: Chernobyl Black Frogs Reveal Evolution in Action
The largest release of radioactive material into the environment in human history occurred in 1986, with an accident on April 26 at reactor four of...
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Back From the Dead: Up to 32 Species Thought To Be Extinct Are Still Surviving
Through literature review and fieldwork, Michigan State University researchers and partners in Ecuador have discovered that up to 32 harlequin frog species that were thought...
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Nested Invasions: Alien Species Do Not Arrive Alone
Researchers have introduced the concept of “nested invasions,” where invading species like Johnstone’s whistling frog carry invasive microbiomes to new ecosystems. The study emphasizes the...
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Bacterial Battle Armor: How a Frog Vaccine Alters Microbiome Against Deadly...
New study suggests some vaccines could induce a protective shift in the microorganisms that live with a host organism. A human or animal’s microbiome —...
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Comprehensive New Amphibian Family Tree Revises Frog Evolution Timeline
Most detailed and comprehensive family tree to date of frogs created using molecular data. Researchers, including Jeff Streicher, Senior Curator in Charge, Amphibians and Reptiles...
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Paleontologists Unearth Ginger Pigment Secrets From 10-Million-Year-Old Frogs
Paleontologists discovered molecular evidence of phaeomelanin, the pigment that produces ginger coloration. “This will paint a more accurate picture of ancient animal color.” Phaeomelanin is...
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The Mystery Protein: Safeguarding Poison Dart Frogs From Their Own Toxins
A newly identified protein helps poison dart frogs accumulate and store a potent toxin in their skin which they use for self-defense against predators. Scientists...
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Tiny Terror: World’s Smallest “Fanged” Frogs Found in Indonesia
The males of these tiny frogs guard their eggs, which are laid on leaves. Generally, frogs’ teeth aren’t anything special—they appear as tiny, pointed spikes...
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Named After Kermit the Frog – Paleontologists Discover 270-Million-Year-Old...
The discovery illuminates the origins of living frogs and other amphibians, while also paying tribute to the iconic Muppet. Scientists have uncovered the fossilized skull...
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Silent Screams: Unlocking the Mysteries of Ultrasonic Communication in Frogs
For the first time in South America, researchers recorded the use of ultrasound by a frog endemic to the Atlantic Rainforest in Brazil, which has...
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Amphibian Apocalypse: Virus vs. Fungus in the Battle for Survival
Scientists have discovered a virus that infects a deadly amphibian fungus, offering hope for combating a disease that has led to significant declines in frog...
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