The Namaqua Rain Frog (Breviceps namaquensis) is able to puff up its body to intimidate predators, but its call is less intimidating than adorable. In its inflated, agitated state, a passing dog might ...

This is SCIENCE FRIDAY from NPR News. I'm Ira Flatow. A bit later in the hour, a National Climate Service and a squid invasion off the California coast. But first, Valentine's Day in a quiet, South ...

Some African frogs carry concealed weapons: when threatened, these species puncture their own skin with sharp bones in their toes, using the bones as claws capable of wounding predators. At least 11 ...

When it comes to frog noises, most people’s knowledge basically begins and ends with the word “ribbit.” Should anyone want to change that sad reality, Smithsonian Folkways is here to help. The 75-year ...

Some of the work to address an invasive species in Lacey known as the African clawed frog included new fencing. Courtesy City of Lacey This is no innocent frog. The frog, known as the African clawed ...

In the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands of South Africa, three scientists came across a whole new species of amphibian. The creature was found in 2018, according to Good, Good, Good, but the discovery was only ...