The Eiffinger's tree frog (Kurixalus eiffingeri), found on Ishigaki and Iriomote islands in Japan, has a unique biological adaptation: its tadpoles do not defecate during their early developmental ...

Teresa Camacho Badani's boots brimmed with water after slogging through flowing streams in Bolivia's mountainous cloud forest. It had been a taxing day searching for an elusive frog that ...

The lonely bachelor, named Romeo, is a sehuencas water frog (Telmatobius yuracare) — and he was the last known frog of his kind.That is, until scientists found his Juliet. After a decade of ...

Tiny frogs seem to skim the water’s surface, but high-speed video reveals their secret. Skip to main content. Scientific American. January 30, 2025. 2 min read.