Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Many amphibians use vernal pools (temporary ponds) for breeding. These ponds do not contain fish that could eat their eggs. Timing ...

Frogs belong to a group of animals called amphibians—the most endangered group of species on the planet. Two out of every five amphibian species are currently threatened with extinction, and this ...

Deep within the rainforest rivers of western Central Africa lives a frog that seems to ignore many of the usual rules of ...

The majority of frog and toad species reproduce via external fertilization: males bathe extruded eggs with sperm as they grip females’ bodies to encourage them to mate. However, a few species employ ...

CUNDINAMARCA, Colombia — In a small farmhouse surrounded by cloud forest, Iván Lozano inspects dozens of glass containers that hold some of the world’s most coveted frogs. The conservationist has been ...

It was happy hour at the “Frog Shack,” a tiny building at the Los Angeles Zoo offering all the amenities that Southern California’s rarest — and perhaps fussiest — amphibians might need to survive.

"Their ability to live high in the canopy and only descend to breed shows an impressive niche specialization." ...

Frogs from groups exposed to a deadly virus are breeding at younger ages, new research suggests. Frogs from groups exposed to a deadly virus are breeding at younger ages, new research suggests.

The period from mid-March to mid-April is critical for the lifecycle of most amphibians. Many species of salamanders and frogs instinctively know this, and it prompts them to engage in an urgent ...