All Articles Tagged As: frogs

Ultrasonic frogs can tune their ears to different frequencies (7/23/2008)

Researchers have discovered that a frog that lives near noisy springs in central China can tune its ears to different sound frequencies, much like the tuner on a radio can shift from one frequency to another. It is the only known example of an animal that can actively select what frequencies it hears. ...> Full Article

New study points to agriculture in frog sexual abnormalities (7/5/2008)

A farm irrigation canal would seem a healthier place for toads than a ditch by a supermarket parking lot. But scientists have found the opposite is true. ...> Full Article

When threatened, a few African frogs can morph toes into claws (6/25/2008)

Biologists have determined that some African frogs carry concealed weapons: When threatened, these species puncture their own skin with sharp bones in their toes, using the bones as claws capable of wounding predators. ...> Full Article

Reproductive plasticity revealed: Neotropical treefrog can choose to lay eggs in water or on land (5/21/2008)

Discovery opens new avenues of research into the evolution of reproduction on land ...> Full Article

Female concave-eared frogs draw mates with ultrasonic calls (5/12/2008)

Frogs ability to home in on the sound call is astonishingly precise ...> Full Article

Road losses add up, taxing amphibians and other animals (4/28/2008)

When frogs hit the road, many croak ...> Full Article

First lungless frog Found (4/8/2008)

Researchers have confirmed the first case of complete lunglessness in a frog ...> Full Article

EDGE Amphibians: World's Weirdest Creatures Just Got Weirder (1/26/2008)

A gigantic, ancient relative of the newt, a drawing-pin sized frog, a limbless, tentacled amphibian and a blind see-through salamander have all made it onto a list of the world's weirdest and most endangered creatures. ...> Full Article