New Guinea is one of the only places in the world where frogs are safe from the species-destroying chytrid fungus. An international team of scientists has published a new paper that shows how to keep it that way, but they ...
Ecology
Jun 3, 2019
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In a small farmhouse surrounded by cloud forest, Iván Lozano inspects dozens of glass containers that hold some of the world's most coveted frogs.
Ecology
May 24, 2019
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Red-legged frogs made famous by Mark Twain are thriving in Yosemite Valley after a decades-long absence.
Ecology
May 6, 2019
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New Oregon State University research shows that juvenile northern red-legged frogs that have experienced climate-related stress as tadpoles are less likely to move on land, putting their survival at risk.
Ecology
May 2, 2019
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Known to science since 1857, a common species of true frog (a "true frog" is one assigned to the family Ranidae), found from north-eastern Honduras, through Nicaragua and Costa Rica to central Panama, turns out to have been ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 11, 2019
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Research scientists led by the University of Kent have uncovered hidden diversity within a type of frog found only in the Seychelles, showing that those on each island have their own distinct lineage.
Plants & Animals
Apr 11, 2019
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The Indian bullfrog, which is native to the Indian sub-continent, has recently invaded the Andaman archipelago. This group of islands lies about 1200 km east of the Indian mainland. The bullfrog was probably introduced to ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 11, 2019
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The evolution of aquatic creatures to start living on land made them into more attentive parents, says new research on frogs led by the Milner Centre for Evolution at the University of Bath.
Plants & Animals
Apr 10, 2019
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The fate of a species may just rest on this love story.
Plants & Animals
Apr 2, 2019
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Dr. Jodi Rowley explains why frogs are so vital for healthy ecosystems, how she is working to conserve them and the positive impact she has already made to the study of amphibians in Southeast Asia.
Plants & Animals
Mar 29, 2019
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