With a body the color of dead leaves and a black “mask” extending behind the eyes, the wood frog is unmistakable if you can actually find one. Credit: PHOTO BY BILL DANIELSON During a recent lecture ...

The hairy frog, also known as the wolverine frog or horror frog, is a remarkably unique species of frog native to Central Africa. Hairy frogs (Trichobatrachus robustus) are in the “squeaker” frog ...

A newly described treefrog by the name of Gracixalus weii has exhibited a repertoire which mirrors the bird sounds of China’s Leigongshan Nature Reserve. Recently described in Guizhou Province, China, ...

Male green treefrogs attract mates with loud calls, but new research shows parasites can subtly change those signals.

For frogs, love is noisy. Each spring, swamps, marshes and ponds across the United States become the amphibian equivalent of raucous singles bars as a host of damp-skinned hopefuls from many species ...

There are several species in WNC that exhibit characteristic features of vocalization. Wood frogs, which are about 2-3 inches long and sport distinctive dark patches around their eyes, usually inhabit ...

ORLANDO, Fla. – Ever notice frogs make a lot of noise before it starts to rain? Some Native American groups believed frogs “singing” brought the rain. Is this true? Are frogs nature’s meteorologists?

April is such an amazing month of change and we have seen it again this year. Early, we had temperatures of less than 10 degrees and a week later, we climbed to 70 degrees. In this warmth, melting of ...

Early spring frogs begin mating calls almost as soon as they wake from hibernation. Frogs spend the Northland winter either in the mud under the pond or buried under leaves on land. Regardless of ...

Smithsonian researchers in Panama have begun to reintroduce native golden frogs to the wild in special enclosures ...