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 ...

It’s been 17 years since the bright yellow Panamanian golden frog ( Atelopus zeteki) hopped through its native habitat. But after nearly two decades of hard work, conservationists are finally ...

The tragedy of Romeo began long before the frog found fame as the last of his kind. Starting in the 1970s, scientists started noticing something troubling in the amphibian world: the decline and, in ...

Close observations and studies have shown that many frogs use their eyeballs to help push food down their throat!

It’s not easy being green, as one of our greatest sages is fond of remarking. The latest example of this universal fact is the chytrid fungus, a pernicious pest fond of takingup residence on the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. In the Cretaceous forests of ancient Madagascar, one frog ...

Long before winter seals the forest under ice, certain frogs begin preparing for a transformation that defies basic biology. The wood frog (Rana sylvatica), along with a few treefrog species like the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. The extremely rare Indian purple frog doesn’t really look ...

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 ...

Frog biodiversity is key - each frog plays a vital role in the ecosystem, but some are more versatile than others. Different frogs excel in various situations - the Dripping Giant is a great heavy ...

This undated handout artist rendering provided by Dan Klores Communications shows a Beelzebufo ampinga facing off against the largest known living Malagasy frog, Mantydactylus ampinga. A full -length ...