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 ...
The stowaway, which is native to the Caribbean, was discovered some 4,250 miles from its home.
The female gray foam-nest tree frog increases her odds of reproducing by mating with multiple males and bubble-wrapping her ...
If you're a homeowner in the Augusta area, chances are you've encountered a Cuban tree frog or two. So, how did the Cuban tree frog, an invasive species, hitchhike its way to the Southeast? Daniel ...
DEAR JOAN: My husband and I emptied our in-ground pool this past summer in preparation for resurfacing. Of course, the rain has produced somewhat of a pond environment. Lately, we have had the ...
A curious aspect of tree frogs is that they often lay their eggs on the ground where the risk of predation by natural enemies is greater than in the trees where they live. A research team suggested ...
For almost 150 years, the only known samples Jerdon’s tree frog were two specimens housed in the Natural History Museum in London. British Naturalist Thomas Jerdon collected the pair in 1870 in ...
A team of Australian scientists has discovered a curious “chocolate frog” tree frog in the lowland rainforests of New Guinea. Tree frogs are known for their green skin – but due to its brown coloring, ...
Scientists researching how tree frogs climb have discovered that a unique combination of adhesion and grip gives them perfect technique. The new research, led by the University of Glasgow and ...