Those names may not mean anything to the layperson, but diehard fans will recognize them as being references to some of the ...

The Eiffinger's tree frog (Kurixalus eiffingeri), found on Ishigaki and Iriomote islands in Japan, has a unique biological adaptation: its tadpoles do not defecate during their early developmental ...

Nature is amazing. Color will soon descend upon every tree and shrub as chlorophyll production slows and various leaf ...

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Scientists have discovered seven new species of tree frogs in the lush rainforests of Madagascar. These small amphibians make strange, high-pitched whistling sounds that sound a bit like the sound ...

14 in the peer-reviewed journal Vertebrate Zoology. During the visits, a group of small brown tree frogs caught their attention. These frogs were supposedly one known species, but researchers ...

For example, species like tree frogs, marsh frogs, three-striped frogs ... This structure helps these amphibians protect themselves from predators. When they sit on a leaf, they’re almost impossible ...

An international team of researchers has discovered seven new species of tree frogs in Madagascar’s rainforests, notable for their otherworldly, high-pitched whistling calls that resemble sound ...

Some tadpoles don’t poop for the first weeks of their lives. At least, that’s the case for Eiffinger’s tree frogs (Kurixalus eiffingeri), scientists report September 22 in Ecology.

The Eiffinger's tree frog found in Japan has a unique biological adaptation: its tadpoles do not defecate during their early developmental stages to reduce the risk of contaminating their small ...