Every spring, visitors are serenaded by a chorus of frogs emanating from Stillman’s cattail marsh. And almost every person comments, “Listen to those spring peepers.” Guess what? Almost everyone who ...

A common West Coast frog, the Pacific chorus frog, may be spreading the deadly fungal infection that is devastating other amphibians, a new study suggests. Not only did the tiny chorus frogs survive ...

Animals utilize many different forms of adaptation to aid in their survival. Some species rely on camouflage for protection, some rely on speed, while others rely on behavior. However, there is a ...

Participants in a recent hike at Woodland Mound look for different types of amphibians making their annual migration to lay eggs in vernal pools. In the waning days of winter, as the temperatures ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Tadpoles of piedmont Pseudacris triseriata at 2-legged and 4-legged stages have higher critical thermal maxima (CTMs) than montane tadpoles at ...

This tadpole typically reaches a larger size than those of other frog species that inhabit more ephemeral (short-lived) bodies of water, such as puddles and shallow pools. Frog species that utilize ...

In any neighborhood in spring where there’s a spit — or maybe a bit more — of water, you might hear an unusual sound as if someone were rubbing a thumb against the teeth of a comb. The sound ...

Scientists have discovered that deforestation has caused infertility in frogs that are endemic to the Philippines. The truncate-toed chorus frog is a tree frog, and the slender-digit chorus frog is a ...

Frogs and toads fill the air with a loud chorus on summer evenings, especially following wet weather. But you may have to see them with your ears! Our house cat, Socks, sits on a window ledge next to ...

Evolutionary biologists working in the Philippines have long puzzled over a hard-to-find amphibian mystery: the Leyte Chorus Frog. It's a small, ground-dwelling frog from Leyte Island in the Visayan ...