Scientists at the University of Queensland, Australia, have identified key genes that help burrowing frogs avoid muscle wastage whilst they are dormant. These genetic insights could help prevent ...

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Starvation, malnutrition and re-feeding can have deadly consequences for humans and most animals but not Australia's green-striped burrowing frog. PhD student Rebecca Cramp from The University of ...

It’s natural to assume all frog species spend their lives above ground, hopping along lily pads and rocky riversides. However, burrowing frogs are more common than you think. Known as fossorial ...

Paul Oliver receives funding from the Australia Pacific Science Foundation. Deborah Bower works for the University of New England. A chocolate treefrog that looks like a Freddo. Burrowing frogs which ...

A frog's jump is not as simple as it seems. Scientists have discovered that different species adopt different jumping styles depending on their environment. A frog's jump is not as simple as it seems.

The True frogs (of family Ranidae), have the widest distribution of any frog family. They are abundant throughout the world, excluding Australia and Antarctica. (The only ranid species native to ...