Researchers have identified a new species of poison-dart frog, Ranitomeya hwata, in the remote bamboo-forest of Alto Purus ...

Have you ever wondered how city life affects animals like frogs? A new study reveals that urban Túngara frog tadpoles develop faster —but end up being smaller — than tadpoles from forests, probably ...

On a “very rainy night” in western Panama, herpetologists searching a forest reserve saw something in the darkness. It was a small, brownish frog hopping across the road, and the reptile and amphibian ...

As a humid night cloaked a mountain forest of northern Thailand, a “fanged” creature moved through a pool of water with its “robust” limbs. Its patterned eyes scanned the surrounding plants, but it ...

The number of species increases unevenly from local ecosystems to continental scales. Such patterns are described through so-called Species-Area Relationships (SARs). The photo shows a tropical tree ...

A remote island at the very northern tip of Australia has been revealed as a tropical refuge for three species new-to-science ...

With 8.2 billion people in the world, cities are constantly expanding, rapidly altering the environment. Animals that undergo complete metamorphosis, such as frogs, may face bigger challenges as they ...

On a rainy night in Panama in 1987, a record-setting creature was discovered. Aljoscha Laschgari via Unsplash On a “very rainy night” in western Panama, herpetologists searching a forest reserve saw ...