“To jump on the water surface, you have to have your legs retracted and ready to push down again by the time you’re ...

Cricket frogs were once thought to hop on the water’s surface. They actually leap in and out of the water in a form of locomotion called porpoising.

Limnonectes nusantara was named after Nusantara, the “proposed new capital of Indonesia,” according to the study. The local ...

Dry environments can cause the skin to stick, making it harder for the frog to shed completely. Offering your frog a shallow dish of clean, dechlorinated water can help soften their skin and make ...

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. I write about the world of biology. Long before we had the luxury of storing milk in refrigerators, households in Russia and Finland had a ...

Poison? What poison? Some bacteria may treat the powerful toxins bathing poison dart frog skin like a buffet. The alkaloid chemicals that poison dart frogs wield on their skin increase the variety ...

What are amphibians and reptiles? Amphibians are frogs, toads, newts and salamanders. Most amphibians have complex life cycles with time on land and in the water. Their skin must stay moist to absorb ...