A 161 million-year-old fossil, linked to a line of extinct frog-like amphibians, is the oldest tadpole ever found. By Asher Elbein The metamorphosis of a frog from baby to adult is one of nature’s ...

A tadpole fossil found in Argentina, dating back at least 161 million years, is the oldest that has ever been discovered. The fossil was found back in January 2020, with news of the discovery ...

Rick Koval and I didn’t catch an adult bullfrog for our herp series this summer, but what we did find was more than suitable to cross the species off the list. It was a bullfrog tadpole, and it was ...

Get an up-close look at the incredible transformation of one of the world’s largest frog species in this epic bullfrog tadpole setup. From water to land, this terrarium-aquarium combo gives Goliath ...

Paleontologists working in Patagonia have unearthed the oldest-known fossil of a tadpole—and it was a whopper, measuring in at more than six inches long, the size of an adult human hand. The specimen, ...

African bullfrogs approach parenting a little differently from many other species. It is the males who take on the heavy lifting when it comes to childcare duties. The dad in this extraordinary ...

An American bullfrog tadpole, left, is bigger than the young native northwestern pond turtle in this photo. Bullfrogs often prey on native turtles in the western U.S., contributing to their decline.

Watch as my pet Goliath bullfrog tadpole shocks me by doing something totally unexpected—eating his own tail! This bizarre but fascinating stage of metamorphosis shows just how strange (and cool) ...

Newly discovered toads skip the tadpole stage and give birth to live 'toadlets' Tiny spiders that build giant 'puppet' decoys from disembodied prey discovered in Peru and Philippines What's the ...

After years of failed attempts, a cohort of Oregon Zoo-reared northern leopard frogs has finally survived through the winter at the Columbia National Wildlife Refuge in eastern Washington. “We’ve ...