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Gory Photo Shows How a Mystery Predator Turned a Toad Inside Out
By Mindy Weisberger published
A nature walk near a reservoir in the U.K. recently took a gruesome turn.

Newly Discovered 'Starry Dwarf Frog' Wears a Galaxy on Its Back, Hides in Dead Leaves
By Brandon Specktor published
This frog looks like a pile of dead leaves and carries the sky on its back.

Oldest Frog Relative from North America Could Fit on Your Pinky Finger
By Laura Geggel published

Yellow, Blob-Like Cell Transforms into Wriggling Salamander in Surreal Time-Lapse Video
By Laura Geggel published
A 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.

Romeo the Water Frog Has Finally Found His Juliet — and Their Love Just Might Save His Species
By Yasemin Saplakoglu published
For 10 long years he searched for his Juliet — and now he's found her.

This Salamander Breathes Through 'Christmas Trees' Growing from Its Head
By Mindy Weisberger published
A new species of two-legged salamander is an elusive aquatic oddity.

These Frogs Are Evolving to Survive a Murderous Fungus That Tries to Stop Their Hearts
By Rafi Letzter published
Decades after chrytrid fungus began its deadly rampage through the world's frog populations, a community of tropical frogs has managed to adapt.

Watch This Frog Light Up After It Swallows a Firefly
By Mindy Weisberger published
A firefly kept right on flashing after being eaten by a frog.
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