Frogs & Salamanders

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (610+ words) A mysterious discovery in the heart of the Amazon has revealed that some of the rainforest’s secrets are still waiting to be found. Researchers uncovered an unexpected frog while studying creatures that appeared almost identical. Deep in the flooded forests…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (753+ words) Inside three water tanks in a tucked-away room at the Aquarium of the Pacific, biologists are tasked with bringing back a population of frogs that once thrived across the state’s mountainous streams but has since reached the brink of extinction....

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (476+ words) Madagascar began rebuilding a giant tortoise population in 2018 with only 12 founder animals at the Anjajavy Reserve in the north-west of the country. The small group faced an important challenge because a population started from so few animals can lose genetic…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1005+ words) One epic road trip connects Madagascar's richest wildlife, most spectacular landscapes and the world's last lemurs. Sitting beneath a thick canopy of trees in Mitsinjo Reserve, I crane my neck skyward, straining beneath the weight of my camera. A flash…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (270+ words) Scientists discovered a new frog species in the flooded forests of the western Amazon, distinguishing it from nearly identical relatives through DNA and its unique call. Adenomera varcena highlights how much Amazonian biodiversity remains hidden even as habitat loss and…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (193+ words) Mizoram has recorded two new-to-science amphibian species, Duttaphrynus phawngpui and Ingerana aizawl. The two species were described in scientific publications dated 13 September 2026 and 14 September 2026, respectively. Duttaphrynus phawngpui is a toad in the genus Duttaphrynus, which belongs to the family Bufonidae....

5+ day, 12+ hour ago   (511+ words) Published - September 15, 2026 03:04 pm IST - GUWAHATI Mizoram has yielded two new-to-science species of frogs, one of which was hiding in plain sight on a university campus for more than two decades. The two species, Duttaphrynus phawngpui, a toad, and Ingerana aizawl,…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (137+ words) Stuart Blackman discusses multiple partners in mating. In some fish, frogs and other externally fertilising animals, it’s not unusual for females to be smothered by multiple males jostling for the best position to fertilise her eggs. And in some internally…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (168+ words) Pima County, AZ (.gov) The Chiricahua leopard frog was listed as Threatened under the Endangered Species Act in 2002 due to a combination of aquatic habitat loss, increasing non-native species presence, and spreading of disease. Habitat fragmentation and increased groundwater pumping…...

6+ day, 10+ hour ago   (409+ words) A new species of montane toad has been discovered in Mizoram, adding to the state’s growing record of unique amphibian diversity. Named Duttaphrynus phawngpui, the newly described species was found in the high-elevation forests of Phawngpui National Park, also known…...