At this point, tadpoles were collected to breed a new ... Threats to the Yellow-Spotted Tree Frog Like many critically endangered animals, the yellow-spotted tree frog faces a long list of threats ...

Though purple frog tadpoles were described as far back as 1917, it was as late as 2003 when an adult was finally described. However, it had already been known to local communities who had ...

Of all vertebrates, gray foam-nest tree frogs exhibit the most extreme form ... foam that will shield growing embryos. Five days later tadpoles will wiggle free of the nest and plop into the ...

If you’ve ever stumbled upon a frog-infested pond or seen tiny little tadpoles swimming in a water trough, you’ve likely ...

Southern Darwin's frog tadpoles grow up inside the vocal sacs of their fathers and are 'born' through their mouths as froglets. The brooding dads made an incredible 7,000-mile journey by boat ...

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 ...

Uniquely among amphibians, male Darwin’s frogs carry their tiny tadpoles inside their vocal sacs to protect them until they metamorphose into froglets. The dad then spits out a succession of between ...

A juvenile American tree frog (Hyla cinerea) of unknown age was presented to the Exotic Service at the Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine for an acute onset of swelling of the left ...