Toads tend to have skin that is famously warty or rough, while the skin of frogs is smooth and often slimy. Toads tend to be ...

Frogs' skin is very fragile and should be handled ... Chalfont, PA) can be used; such solutions offer an additional protective slime coating for the frog (but can also make the frog more difficult ...

Deep in a tropical Ecuadorean Andes forest shrouded in darkness and mist, a future Case Western Reserve doctoral student and her biologist husband made an intriguing discovery: a nickel-sized frog ...

We chose topical application of the antibiotic rather than oral medication because of the small size and vulnerability of the frog. The permeability of the amphibian skin allows many exogenous ...

To children, the concept of “magic” evokes delightful images of impossible transformations: A white rabbit pulled from a seemingly empty top hat; a slimy frog turned into a handsome prince.

and Greening's frog (Corythomantis greeningi). Both are found in Brazil and produce skin secretions like other poisonous frogs - but these species have spiny bone protrusions that make their poison ...

“Imagine about a three or four-foot-tall biped frog with what’s been mentioned as scaly or sometimes slimy skin,” described ...

Hagfishes can survive for several months without a meal and are able to absorb nutrients through their skin. As they are thought to be scavengers for the most part, the ability to absorb nutrients in ...