The hairy frog, also known as the wolverine frog or horror frog, is a remarkably unique species of frog native to Central Africa. Hairy frogs (Trichobatrachus robustus) are in the “squeaker” frog ...

For nearly two centuries, a small brown frog living in Southeast Asian rainforests was considered a single, well-understood ...

New genetic research suggests a common Southeast Asian frog long believed to be one species could actually be six or seven distinct ones.

DNA analysis reveals a fanged frog scientists thought was one species for nearly 200 years is actually several hidden species ...

DNA is revealing that many animals once thought to be a single species may actually be several hidden ones. But research on ...

When a new species is discovered, it's tempting to imagine an adventure novel, said Chan Kin Onn of Michigan State University ...

Researchers have identified a new species of poison-dart frog, Ranitomeya hwata, in the remote bamboo-forest of Alto Purus National Park located in eastern Peru. This newly discovered amphibian is the ...

More than 350 frogs made the leap back into the Southern California wilderness this month, part of an effort from Birch Aquarium and other regional partners to reintroduce an endangered species to its ...

A new frog species has been discovered hopping around South America - with nothing to hide. The Guajira Giant Glass Frog lives on an isolated mountain range in Colombia. It's described as a ...

What may sound like a spa day for frogs is all part of a global effort to fight the chytrid fungus — the deadly pathogen responsible for what scientists have called the largest disease-driven loss of ...

Up-to-date population estimates are difficult to determine because of environmental restraints preventing access to sites where the frogs are thought to live. The goal of the recent efforts has been ...