The stowaway, which is native to the Caribbean, was discovered some 4,250 miles from its home.

Northeastern Minnesota is the home of a low number of reptiles and amphibians (herps). Among reptiles, two kinds of snakes are common: garter and red-bellied, with a third one, the ring-necked snake, ...

An exciting update on the progress of these beloved tree frogs as they continue to grow and thrive. Follow their journey and ...

The question of why females mate with multiple males has long puzzled evolutionary biologists. A new study of African foam-nest tree frogs, led by University of Wollongong (UOW) researchers, reveals ...

This story appears in the March 2017 issue of National Geographic magazine. These frogs put the “group” in “group sex”—and that helps them thrive. Of all vertebrates, gray foam-nest tree frogs exhibit ...

Because Anchorage experienced an unusually cold spring, the sounds of the frogs waking from their monthslong dormancy came a ...

DNA is revealing that many animals once thought to be a single species may actually be several hidden ones. But research on Bornean fanged frogs shows the line between species can be blurry—an ...

What makes the SPRO Dean Rojas Bronzeye Frog 65 so great? It has everything you want in a hollow-body frog. It holds up to heavy abuse but will also collapse when a bass smacks down on it for a ...

Magma boils and bubbles underground in a variety of ways, giving birth to wildly different volcanoes. Shields are broad and ...

Panamanian golden frogs—such as F1, seen here—are native to the rainforests and cloud forests of Panama but haven't been seen in the wild since 2009. Each creature's bright coloration warns predators ...

Think of rivers, and you might think of picnic spots, wild swimming and wildlife, but rivers can be deadly, says Helen ...