If not for a pair of Smithsonian scientists, the fingernail-size frog from Brazil would have likely gone extinct without ever being described ...

The discovery of new species within the genera Leptobrachella and Leptolalax highlights the increasingly recognised complexity of anuran biodiversity across Asia. Recent taxonomic studies employing ...

Almost two-thirds of Australia is privately owned. But most of our scientific understanding of how threatened species are ...

The “metallic poison frog” Ranitomeya aquamarina (left) and the “heavenly” Ranitomeya aquamarina (right) are the first newly discovered species in their genus in 13 years. That long trek for humans is ...

A deadly fungus has already wiped out 90 species and threatens 500 more but Anthony Waddle is hoping gene replacement could be their salvation ...

A species of frogs in Southern California whose future was once uncertain may have hope for survival in the wild thanks to a multi-agency breeding and reintroduction program. More than 70 endangered ...

The endangered northern leopard frog species is showing positive signs of recovery after surviving the first winter in the wild within the Columbia National Wildlife Refuge in Eastern Washington, the ...

A new study shows that nearly half of frog and toad species in Latin America may lose their habitat range by 2050. Trachycephalus mesophaeus is among the species identified in a new study as likely to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. GrrlScientist writes about evolution, ecology, behavior and health. An international team of scientists recently reported their ...

While basically all frogs are semi-aquatic to some degree, some species spend nearly all of their lives underwater! Though they are quite rare, there are several notable varieties of nearly fully ...

The popularity of the famous French delicacy of cuisses de grenouille, or frogs’ legs, is threatening the existence of certain frog species, a group of more than 500 environmental campaigners has ...

An alarming decline in frog and toad populations is being observed worldwide. For decades, scientists have suspected a ...