The period from mid-March to mid-April is critical for the lifecycle of most amphibians. Many species of salamanders and ...

The Outside Story discusses how frogs emerge in spring, braving dangerous road crossings and warming temperatures.

Despite a deadly disease which has nearly wiped out the critically endangered Alpine Tree Frog from the Snowy Mountains, a new study has found the species is fighting back by breeding more when ...

Scientists found frogs “explosive breeding” in Sabah, Malaysia, and identified the first record of an invasive species on Borneo Island. Photo from Evan Quah via Quah, Dukit, Joseph and Imbun (2025) ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A brown wood frog sits among dried oak leaves and melting snow, its golden eyes reflecting the light.© A-Z Animals The post The ...

NEW ORLEANS — The snoring noise near a shallow pond in a Mississippi national forest was meant to make female frogs sit up and take notice, but it got biologists even more excited. The noise indicated ...

There are about 170 more southern mountain yellow-legged frogs in the San Gabriel Mountains now, thanks to an endangered species breeding program the Los Angeles Zoo is involved in. In efforts to save ...

An invasive species of carnivorous tree frogs that feed on native wildlife are now breeding in Georgia, a sign that the amphibians have gained a stronger foothold in the state, biologists say. Cuban ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Many amphibians use vernal pools (temporary ponds) for breeding. These ponds do not contain fish that could eat their eggs. Timing ...

Wood frogs are highly dependent on environmental conditions to determine whether they are active. After fattening up during the summer, wood frogs enter brumation in the fall as temperatures cool.