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Suctioned to a leaf bottom in the rainforests of South and Central America, glass frogs seem to vanish in plain sight—the transparent skin of their undersides erasing the hard edges of their ...
Frogs bred at the L.A. Zoo are hatched and raised to ensure their development. After reaching maturity, these frogs and ...
Frogs, like butterflies and salamanders, have what is called a "bi-phasic life cycle." They undergo metamorphosis to grow from their larval stage, as a non-reproductive tadpole that swims ...
A newly discovered frog fossil represents the oldest tadpole ever found, and it looks remarkably like the tadpoles you’re probably familiar with except for one thing—it was a giant.
This tadpole larger than a human hand could never become a frog. Here's what we know Arizona’s 10-inch bullfrog polliwog was discovered in 2018.
In the forests of southern Mexico, there thus began a long, deep talk between Silvery and Glassy, a northern glass frog (Hyalinobatrachium fleischmanni) also known as the Fleischmann’s glass frog.
Some tadpoles don’t poop for the first weeks of their lives. At least, that’s the case for Eiffinger’s tree frogs (Kurixalus eiffingeri), scientists report September 22 in Ecology.
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 ...
This viral video shows a male African bullfrog digging a channel to rescue his tadpoles. Find out why the dads do all the parenting.
The Eiffinger's tree frog (Kurixalus eiffingeri), found on Ishigaki and Iriomote islands in Japan, has a unique biological adaptation: its tadpoles do not defecate during their early developmental ...