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K UALA LUMPUR - A frog species has been discovered at an unprecedented altitude of 4,000 metres (m) on Mount Kilimanjaro, ...
By Kristine Sabillo Peruvian scientists have identified three new-to-science frog species in the Andes, highlighting the ...
High in northern Peru, three frogs no bigger than a thumbprint have stepped out of anonymity and into the scientific ...
Frogs bred at the L.A. Zoo are hatched and raised to ensure their development. After reaching maturity, these frogs and ...
Ryanvanhuyssteen / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0. The Desert Rain Frog (Breviceps macrops) is a rare species found only along a 6.2-mile wide strip of coastline in Namibia and South Africa.It's ...
In the rainforests of Malaysia, a group of “guardian” creatures carry their young on their backs. The animals are about 1.5 inches long, but the males’ bare backs can hold tadpoles carefully ...
Frogs and toads make up the largest group of amphibians. Species in this order, called Anura, substantially outnumber those in the two other living orders of amphibians — Caudata (salamanders ...
They’re tiny, adorable and endangered: Six new species of miniature frog have been discovered in Mexico by researchers from the University of Cambridge, London’s Natural History Museum and the ...
This week, scientists named seven newly described frog species. Scientists discover thousands of new species every year — but these have a special claim to fame: They pay homage to Star Trek.
Many of these newly discovered frogs could soon be joining them, Biju said. Many of the 24 known Indian dancing frog species lives only in a single, small area.
The frog species’ little lungs “suggest a reduced respiratory role,” per the 2024 study. “As such, it may still be the case that cutaneous respiration is important to the physiology of B. ...