New Jersey is home to a total of 16 species of frogs and toads, 13 of which have been spotted in North Jersey. They live in a range of habitats from lakes to forests to right in your backyard, which ...

A frog species known since 1838 may actually be several different species, according to a new genetic study of Southeast Asia ...

By Mongabay.com March 20 is World Frog Day. Frogs and toads have inhabited Earth for hundreds of millions of years, but 40% ...

Vijayan's night frog (Nyctibatrachus pulivijayani), a 13.6 mm miniature-sized frog from the Agasthyamala hills in the Western Ghats in India, sits comfortably on a thumbnail. It is one of seven newly ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Frogs have long held a bad rap (at least among some people) for being slimy, even scary, critters, but that's not very fair to ...

Frogs are a diverse group of short-bodied, tailless amphibians in the order Anura. They occur across most of the world (excluding polar regions), with the greatest species richness in the tropics, and ...

Some scientists worry that widespread enthusiasm over rediscovering lost or presumed-extinct species can underplay the rocky road to recovery that these species often face. Research suggests many ...

You don't have to touch the frogs and toads; just listen for their distinctive croaks and chirps. And Friends of the Rouge will teach you how.

Littlejohn’s tree frog has reproduced in captivity for the first time, offering new hope for the survival of this endangered ...

Environmentalists are sounding a familiar tune with a lawsuit that seeks Endangered Species Act protections for the Illinois ...