Amphibian news, features and articles
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Gory Photo Shows How a Mystery Predator Turned a Toad Inside OutA nature walk near a reservoir in the U.K. recently took a gruesome turn.
By Mindy Weisberger Published
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Newly Discovered 'Starry Dwarf Frog' Wears a Galaxy on Its Back, Hides in Dead LeavesThis frog looks like a pile of dead leaves and carries the sky on its back.
By Brandon Specktor Published
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Oldest Frog Relative from North America Could Fit on Your Pinky FingerBy Laura Geggel Published
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Yellow, Blob-Like Cell Transforms into Wriggling Salamander in Surreal Time-Lapse VideoA mesmerizing 6-minute time lapse shows a single cell dividing seemingly endlessly until what was once a yellow blob has become a wriggling, darting salamander tadpole.
By Laura Geggel Published
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Romeo the Water Frog Has Finally Found His Juliet — and Their Love Just Might Save His SpeciesFor 10 long years he searched for his Juliet — and now he's found her.
By Yasemin Saplakoglu Published
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This Salamander Breathes Through 'Christmas Trees' Growing from Its HeadA new species of two-legged salamander is an elusive aquatic oddity.
By Mindy Weisberger Published
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These Frogs Are Evolving to Survive a Murderous Fungus That Tries to Stop Their HeartsDecades after chrytrid fungus began its deadly rampage through the world's frog populations, a community of tropical frogs has managed to adapt.
By Rafi Letzter Published
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Watch This Frog Light Up After It Swallows a FireflyA firefly kept right on flashing after being eaten by a frog.
By Mindy Weisberger Published
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This Toxic Toad Could End Up Killing the Predators on MadagascarThe Asian common toad toxic threat to native species in Madagascar.
By Mindy Weisberger Published
