Most everyone recognizes frogs. Frogs, like salamanders and newts, are amphibians. Unlike salamanders, they have made a major evolutionary detour from the body plan of their ancient ancestors. The ...

Many species of frog are known to be poisonous, such as the often colourful poison dart frogs. But although incredibly rare, there are species that are venomous too. There are currently only two ...

Once the most abundant and widespread frog species in North America, leopard frogs were widely collected not only for dissection but for the food industry (frog legs) as well. However, massive ...

Many scientists believe the red-eyed tree frog developed its vivid scarlet peepers to shock predators into at least briefly questioning their meal choice. These iconic rain-forest amphibians sleep ...

Sad Santiago, possibly the rarest frog in the world, in the hand of Jaime Culebras. Jaime is searching for a mate for Santiago. Some people love frogs and toads. Other people have yet to be convinced!

The Smithsonian is home to one of the world's most famous frogs—Kermit the Frog. Frogs are a focus of art and culture globally, but frogs are facing world-wide threats—habitat loss, climate change, ...

A frog that turns itself mostly transparent while sleeping may hold clues for understanding blood clotting in humans. Scientists have long known about the glass frog but did not understand how it ...

The Aboriginal story of Tiddalik the Frog is told in two short video episodes for KS1 pupils. There is a new Resource Pack to go with the animation full of worksheets and suggestions for ...

These wood frogs are one of the only creatures that can be described as “the living dead”. Yet every spring they come back to life again. Unable to travel large distances to escape Canada's ...

Two species of frog and two toads are native to the UK. So-called common frogs (Rana temporaria) and common toads (Bufo bufo) are widespread and often spotted in gardens. But sightings of these ...

Glass frogs, native to Central American rainforests, have lime green skin, but their transparent bellies reveal their internal organs, earning them the name ‘glass frogs’. Glass frogs are ...

It’s the classic question that’s posed repeatedly in Netflix’s newest thriller K-drama The Frog. At first glance, the show’s Korean title <아무도 없는 숲속에서>—which means ...