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Humidity, bioactive enclosures, and care for amphibian species.
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New amphibian species discovered in Western Ghats
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (300+ words) The Times of India Kolkata: Scientists have discovered a new species of rare, subterranean, legless amphibian in the northern Western Ghats of Maharashtra, adding to the known biodiversity of one of Indiaâs richest yet poorly explored regions.The new…...
How many frogs is too many frogs?
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (17+ words) Ventura County Star How many frogs is too many frogs?...
DNA Hints at Hidden Diversity in a Declining South Asian Frog
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (681+ words) Across the flooded fields and scrubby foothills of South Asia lives a frog that most people, including many biologists, would struggle to tell apart from its close relatives. The burrowing frog Sphaerotheca maskeyi, a medium-sized member of the family Dicroglossidae,…...
New subterranean amphibian species discovered in Maharashtra's Western Ghats
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The tadpoles that don't care about their siblings
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (264+ words) Kyoto, Japan -- Amphibian larvae -- often known as tadpoles -- exhibit a behavior known as social aggregation, where they gather together as a way to avoid predators. These interactions are evidence of their association preferences, or their tendency to recognize members of…...
Time capsule: Looking for a few good wood frog
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (691+ words) Note: This article was originally published 30 years ago, on Aug. 7, 1996. Brian Barnes and author Ned Rozell have since retired from the University of Alaska Fairbanks, and scientists now know that the wood frog’s internal body temperature can dip to 0.6 degrees…...
653 Rare Frogs Released Into LA County Mountains In Conservation Push
3+ day, 12+ hour ago (442+ words) LOS ANGELES, CA — More than 650 endangered southern mountain yellow-legged frogs bred at the Los Angeles Zoo have been released into the San Gabriel Mountains as part of an ongoing effort to restore the species in the wild. Staff from the…...
American woman who's mad for frogs builds world's largest collection of over 13,000 items
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (328+ words) Susan Burgos is mad as a box of frogs… about frogs! She’s addicted to amassing amphibians, that is. The American woman officially has the world’s largest collection of frog-related items with a whopping 13,201 of the little green guys crammed inside…...
???Males bite the female???s aorta to deliver TTX. This sudden paralysis renders her immobile, enabling the male to mate successfully without being eaten.???
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (341+ words) For blue-lined octopus, mating is a dangerous game. That’s why males inject females with venom before sex, according to a new study. Their saliva contains a potent neurotoxin called tetrodotoxin (TTX), which they use to paralyse their prey and protect…...
Scientists built a “crowded dating app” for female treefrogs, and eight competing voices turned choosing a mate into a 183-second guessing game
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (663+ words) In breeding season, male Cope’s gray treefrogs gather in groups near ponds, creating a dense chorus that attracts females. It has long been assumed by evolutionary theorists that females pick the fittest male specimen based on acoustics. However, a theory…...