Most frogs defend themselves with toxins that sit passively in their skin, but only two species are known to go a step further and actively inject venom into anything that grabs them. These little ...

These amphibians are all too happy to endure a few stings for a decent meal. In A Nutshell Japanese pond frogs successfully ...

Case in point, a study out today shows the head-on strategy that certain frogs will take to wrap their tongues around a ...

Frogs and their amphibian cousins are being decimated by a deadly fungal infection contributing to the endangerment and extinction of hundreds of species around the world. The disease, ...

But now the amphibian, described by one researcher as a "living fossil", is facing severe threats from factors including climate change and pollution. :: This Earth The frog can grow over to 11 inches ...

Frogs have long held a bad rap (at least among some people) for being slimy, even scary, critters, but that's not very fair to these amazing amphibians. There are currently around 7,600 known species ...

A year after the Mosquito Fire scorched much of Northern California, a rare species of frog has been found to have survived the huge blaze. One of the largest populations of California red-legged ...

Australia is home to many endangered reptiles and frogs. This national snapshot shows their numbers have dropped sharply. But ...

Germán Chávez is no stranger to the Amazon rain forest, where he says "one can't help but get excited" by all the reptiles and amphibians that he has made a career out of studying. But when he came ...

A new frog species has been discovered hopping around South America - with nothing to hide. The Guajira Giant Glass Frog lives on an isolated mountain range in Colombia. It's described as a ...

Utah’s frog populations are dying and it’s our fault. We need to take action to protect Utah’s amphibians from extinction.

(CNN) — The popularity of the famous French delicacy of cuisses de grenouille, or frogs’ legs, is threatening the existence of certain frog species, a group of more than 500 environmental campaigners ...