Biologists say the only way to keep a deadly fungus from wiping out the golden frog, one of Panama's most beloved national symbols, may be to keep them in captivity.
... with some important areas also appearing in Mexico and Brazil.
The researchers suggest that if frog and toad developmental modes are not considered most regions essential for preserving species with ...
... could hear most of the audible and ultrasonic frequencies emitted by other O. tormota frogs. The only other animals known to use ultrasonic communication are bats, dolphins, whales and some insects.
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Nocturnal Chinese tree frogs' sounds are no mere "ribbits," but ultrasound squeaks designed to be heard over the rushing of a nearby mountain river that roars in the audible sound range.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla., May 16 (UPI) -- Florida health and wildlife officials are warning residents of elevated mercury levels in pig frogs.
A tree frog is shedding light on the moment in history when our ancestors crawled onto land.
Thousands of Chinese fled for cover in fear of an earthquake Tuesday, alarmed not only by warnings from seismologists but also by an unusual mass movement of frogs, state media said.
Amphibian fossil sports features of frogs and salamanders.
... (ear drum). It also has a lightly built and wide skull similar to that of a frog. Its backbone is exactly intermediate in number between the modern frogs and salamanders and more primitive amphibians ...
... lab experiments, the JMU and SFSU researchers have studied the yellow-legged frogs in their natural habitats and discovered that some populations with the lethal skin disease survive while others go ...
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Scientists in Japan have identified a protein that appears to help develop a healthy heart, according to initial studies done on frogs.
A disease that has lead to the extinction of 200 frog species worldwide is now being carefully monitored, as a result of Australian research.
Biologists at Harvard University have determined that some African frogs carry concealed weapons: When threatened, these species puncture their own skin with sharp bones in their toes, using the bones ...
Sunbathing tree frogs may hold the key to understanding how a deadly fungus is wiping out amphibians around the world.
... male toads' forelimbs are thicker and stronger than those of their female counterparts, more of the intersex frogs only found in agricultural areas had thin, weak forearms. Also, intersexes had fewer ...