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These adult Epomis beetles can prey upon live amphibians, in addition to their regular diet.
A never-before-heard clicking from female frogs while mating prompts males to perform.
Not just one cause has brought many frogs to the brink of extinction, new report finds.
The deadliest poison dart frogs are also in the best shape.
Frog love child may offer clues to help its endangered parents.
The colorful horned frog is unique to the Solomon Islands.
An eccentric bunch of species have recently been discovered in the rainforests of Borneo, including the world's longest known stick insect, and a slug that shoots "love darts."
Fungi that appeared from nowhere are wiping out whole species of amphibians and more than a million bats just by attacking the skin.
Species not seen in decades found in multi-continent frog survey.
Just like adult frogs, the petite pollywogs speak up.
Frogs' bladders engulf the garbage and expel it with other waste.
Successful breeding gives hope of preserving threatened species.
Rescue program underway to preserve endangered frogs.
A ruby-eyed toad, rocket frog and a toad that resembles a Simpsons character were an unexpected surprise.
The teensy frogs may have snagged the poison by eating toxic mites.
Saving each species requires targeted solutions rather than broad goals
Two month long expeditions to New Guinea turn up almost 200 new species.
Rediscoveries are part of global campaign to find 'lost' frogs.