Both frogs and toads need water to survive.  Both species lay their eggs in water and their eggs hatch into tadpoles.  Tadpoles cannot survive in open air. The differences in frogs and toads ...

Frogs display a remarkable diversity of species as a whole, but does the same hold true for their visual abilities? A new study sought to answer this question by collaborating with researchers in ...

Most everyone recognizes frogs. Frogs, like salamanders and newts, are amphibians. Unlike salamanders, they have made a major evolutionary detour from the body plan of their ancient ancestors. The ...

Volunteers will soon be venturing into marshes, grasslands and forests of Minnesota to monitor the comings and goings as well as the croaks, grunts and peeps, of toads and frogs. There are a few ...

A NATURE RESERVE NEAR SESTRORETSK – It happens every spring along a section of road north of Russia's second-largest city of St. Petersburg: Volunteers, many in yellow vests, patrol near the ...

You might not guess it, but toads are surprisingly adept diggers. Despite their squat, bumpy bodies, toads are surprisingly skilled at digging. These humble amphibians use burrowing as a key part of ...

VALLEY CITY, Ohio -- With an estimated 3,000 to 4,000 people attending and 740 frogs taking a leap or three across the ring, the 62nd annual Valley City Frog Jump Festival was another success, ...