Frogs and toads are declining around the world, with many species on the brink of extinction. Acting in time means trying strategies without complete information about how likely they are to work.
The Painted Reed Frog (Hyperolius marmoratus) in Kenya.
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A recent study shows how the number of vulnerable and endangered amphibians is nearly double that of birds or mammals. Strategies need to be put in place, and fast.
If frogs can glow in the dark and cockroaches can change history, why couldn’t dog-birds exist?
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Fossils of the lowly frog indicate that the evolution of South Africa's west coast winter rainfall pattern is more complex, and possibly occurred much later, than previously thought
A tiny Choerophryne frog from the Foja Mountains in New Guinea. This one is a calling male.
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Paul Oliver, Australian National University and Mike Lee, Flinders University
Tiny frogs that have spread across New Guinea's isolated mountains could face an uncertain future if a warming climate pushes them higher up the peaks.
A male Hypsiboas punctatus frog in daylight.
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The fascination and admiration of the natural environment may draw people closer to it, but it's crucial to remain responsible about any desire to own a piece.
Gotcha, five times faster than the blink of an eye.
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Alexis Noel, Georgia Institute of Technology and David Hu, Georgia Institute of Technology
How do a frog's tongue and saliva work together to be sticky enough to lift 1.4 times the animal's body weight? Painstaking lab work found their spit switches between two distinct phases to nab prey.
The Cape peninsula moss frog is smaller than 20mm and is, therefore, hard to monitor.
Francois Becker
A robust technique using the wonders of digital media has helped researchers understand how threatened species like frogs are faring on our globally changing planet.
Climate change may threaten the survival of the Cape frog. The solution could lie in creating corridors for them to move to new habitats and more suitable climate spaces.
The Northern Corroboree frog is among seven species at grave risk from fungal disease.
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Chytrid fungus has already wiped out six species of Australian frogs since the disease arrived in the 1970s. Without urgent action, seven more are facing extinction.
Frog chytrid may have been spread by humans. It is a fungus that has decimated amphibian species.
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