The tiny creatures have been preserved in sticky tree resin since the end of ... Is it a recent phenomenon or an ancient one? These amber frog fossils indicate that this association extends ...

Unlike salamanders, they have made a major evolutionary detour from the body plan of their ancient ancestors. The hind legs of frogs are much larger ... most active on the surface at night following ...

Frogs have a unique distinction among all living land vertebrates. There are over 6,000 living species of frogs known to scientists, as well as countless extinct species — and yet they all ...

The Eiffinger's tree frog (Kurixalus eiffingeri), found on Ishigaki and Iriomote islands in Japan, has a unique biological adaptation: its tadpoles do not defecate during their early developmental ...

Many scientists believe the red-eyed tree frog developed its vivid scarlet peepers to shock predators into at least briefly questioning their meal choice. These iconic rain-forest amphibians sleep ...

which they've named Kermitops gratus Scientists have found a previously undiscovered ancient amphibian species — and named it in honor of one of the most famous frogs of all time. In a new ...

15, 2024 — Researchers have discovered seven new species of tree frogs that make otherworldly ... 14, 2024 — Ancient fossil beans about the size of modern limes, and among the largest seeds ...

Some tadpoles don’t poop for the first weeks of their lives. At least, that’s the case for Eiffinger’s tree frogs (Kurixalus eiffingeri), scientists report September 22 in Ecology.

Figure 3: The same juvenile American tree frog as in Figs. 1 and 2, showing a swollen, ecchymotic left front leg that extends from its scapular to toes. We decided to treat this frog with topical ...

Liu Fangling (right), a plant pathology expert, and her colleague Wang Hong, who are part of a team of "tree doctors", inspect an ancient tree in Dujiangyan's Lidui Park in Chengdu, Sichuan province.

The authors also suggest that other frogs with spines in the head region could be studied to identify whether they too are venomous. These include the spiny-headed tree frog (Anotheca spinosa) and ...