Science news articles about 'native frogs'

... three residences in the Reno area where they seized more than 100 African clawed frogs, which they say are prohibited because they can pose a serious danger to native frogs and entire ecosystems....

(PhysOrg.com) -- Research at Victoria University has revealed remarkable longevity in wild populations of New Zealand native frogs, particularly in the threatened Maud Island frog (Leiopelma pakeka).

... that cane toads are far more susceptible to being killed and eaten by meat ants than native frogs. Their research – published in the British Ecological Society's journal Functional Ecology – reveals ...

... to "turn back the clock on amphibian and reptile declines" in Britain, Amphibian and Reptile Conservation said. Native frogs toads, newts, lizards and snakes have been hit by loss of their habitats, ...