One of the summer's natural phenomena is the very large number of frogs and toads. I can hardly walk across the yard without encountering one, and sometimes, one shows up on the deck behind the house.

Perhaps the most fascinating fact about the hairy frog is its formidable, hidden claws. Wolverine, a character in the Marvel movies, can extend sharp claws and then retract them. His claws pierce ...

Modeling frog niches through time The authors needed another variable in the mix to determine whether historical conditions in sub-Saharan Africa were responsible for the modern diversity of frogs. So ...

Q. Last year, you provided facts about salamanders. What can you tell us about frogs and toads? How are they different from other animals? What makes them special? A. Salamanders, although abundant in ...

Bet you didn't know . . . -- Frogs shed their skin, typically about once a week -- and usually eat it afterward. -- The water-holding frog survives in the dry Australian outback by taking in so much ...

When threatened, hairy frogs break toe bones to form sharp, temporary claws that pierce through their skin for defense. Males sprout blood-rich, hair-like filaments during mating season, boosting ...

Jongsma is the lead author of a new study, conducted by researchers at the Florida Museum of Natural History and published in the journal Ecology and Evolution, which shows that even though it's been ...