This pink lump of jelly is a frog that has just about given up on anything associated with being a frog. Instead it decided to live in a desert, digging burrows. The turtle frog is not something that, ...

It has been named the "quick-mouthed frog turtle." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Paleontologists in Madagascar recently ...

With the Fourth of July holiday looming just ahead and most outdoorsy types focused like a laser on trips to the beach and saltwater fishing, crabbing, and clamming adventures, it’s no wonder that one ...

Reporting from Fresno — A type of frog made famous by Mark Twain will soon be hopping and swimming through Yosemite National Park after a decades-long absence, officials said Wednesday. The California ...

According to our Department of Fish and Wildlife, California annually imports some 2 million non-native American bullfrogs, and an estimated 300,000 freshwater turtles for human consumption. Most of ...

In a remote part of Australia, researchers recently stumbled upon an unusual, blue-skinned tree frog. This individual is a rare genetic mutant of the magnificent tree frog, a large amphibian that’s ...

Geoffrey Heard is a member of the Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network at the University of Queensland, which is funded under the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy (NCRIS). The ...

Australia is home to extraordinary reptiles and frogs, from giant lace monitors to tiny alpine froglets. Over 1,100 reptiles and 250 frog species are found across the Australian continent and islands.

In National Science Weeks of years gone by, you told us your favourite tree (the majestic river red gum) and the animal call Australia loves the most (the warbling magpie, for obvious reasons). This ...

Researchers in Australia spotted a magnificent tree frog with blue skin — the result of a rare genetic mutation called axanthism, which suppresses yellow pigments that usually tint the frogs green.

Threatened frogs aren’t just found in national parks – citizen scientists are finding them throughout private land too.

A view of Cathedral Rocks at Yosemite National Park. California red-legged frogs and Western pond turtles – both missing from most Yosemite Natonal Park for decades – are also being reintroduced under ...