In one of the tallest rain forests in the world, scientists have discovered a fanged frog that gives birth to live tadpoles. Of the 6,455 known species of frogs on our planet, it is the only one to ...

Nectophrynoides comprise only about one percent of all frogs and toads, but that number is officially increasing. In a study published in the journal Vertebrate Zoology, biologists describe an ...

A photograph of a giant, green-and-yellow tadpole longer than a human hand turned up in an X post on Feb. 12, 2025. At the time of this reporting, the post had received more than 296,000 views. At the ...

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 ...

These species belong to the genus Nectophrynoides, commonly known as "Tree Toads," which are unique among amphibians for ...

The discovery in Patagonia shows that frogs have had a tadpole stage for at least 160 million years. Here’s how the ancient frogs compare to those of today. Tadpoles and adults of the extinct frog ...

When the serpent tempted Eve to eat the forbidden apple in the Bible, God cursed the animal: "Upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life." And while snakes don't ...

Nature writer Kelly (Even an Octopus Needs a Home) provides a warm and vividly detailed examination of frogs. Airy spreads offer facts about frog species, behaviors, diets, common predators, habitats, ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Istock (1967) argued on theoretical grounds that "complex life cycles are inherently unstable over evolutionary time," yet the vast majority ...

The life cycle of Gorgoderina attenuata Stafford, 1902, is described and figured. Adult flukes live in the bladder of various species of Rana and in Triturus v. viridescens. Miracidia hatch in the ...