The La Jolla aquarium reared 250 tadpoles into mountain yellow-legged frogs with plans of releasing them into the wild ...

Four-eyed frog is the common name given to Pleurodema, a genus of frogs with characteristic poison glands which resemble eyes ...

A remarkable 100-million-year-old frog fossil discovered in northwest China is providing scientists with a rare glimpse into the reproductive behavior of prehistoric amphibians. The fossilized ...

Once the amphibians cross the road, the area around Shelburne Pond will become one big singles event, with animals searching ...

Males of the South American species incubate their young in their vocal sacs. The London Zoo recently established a breeding ...

This story appears in the March 2017 issue of National Geographic magazine. These frogs put the “group” in “group sex”—and that helps them thrive. Of all vertebrates, gray foam-nest tree ...

In Arizona, the Chiricahua has declined more than any other leopard frog. Chiricahua leopard frogs need permanent water for reproduction, but that's increasingly hard to come by: Southwest riparian ...

“Coqui frogs reproduce very quickly, which is why they’re such a threat. It’s important to interrupt their reproductive cycle.” Resident volunteer George Grandy sprays citric acid solution ...

Natalia Mesa was previously an intern at The Scientist and now freelances. She has a PhD in neuroscience from the University of Washington and a bachelor’s in biological sciences from Cornell ...

Emerging from a partially frozen pond more than 6,000 feet high in the Alps, European common frogs (Rana temporaria) set out to find mates and begin breeding activities. These frogs have adapted ...

So spring is the time that frogs are starting to come back to ponds and wetlands to reproduce. Let’s get out there and find out who croaks near you. Part 2: Once you know the different sounds each ...