Males of the (A) Harlequin Tree Frog (R. pardalis) and (B) the Black-spotted Rock Frog (S. guttatus), a torrent frog, in their natural habitats. Torrent frogs have an amazing ability to climb in wet ...

Torrent frogs have an amazing ability to climb in wet environments near waterfalls, where ordinary tree frogs would be washed away. Researchers compared the gripping ability of torrent frogs, a class ...

There's nothing subtle about the wooing of European common frogs. Males grow spiny pads on their thumbs during the breeding season, the better to grip their mates. As if that weren't enough, the pads ...

Tree frogs’ feet aren’t nearly as powerful as those of the well-studied gecko, but their traction is good enough that they can grip the underside of a wet, slick leaf. Now, researchers have evidence ...

The mystery of how frogs cling to surfaces - even if their feet are wet - may have been solved by scientists. A study of tree frogs has revealed their toe pads are covered in tiny bumps that can ...

Grab fast and hang on for hours. A fierce grip is all the courtship finesse a male frog needs in species that reproduce in frenzied mobs. Female European common frogs, however, have at least three ...

The biology of tree frogs, which have sticky feet covered in mucus, could provide the key to new self-cleaning bandages and tyres that can stick to the road, scientists say. Researchers at the ...

Torrent frogs have an amazing ability to climb in wet environments near waterfalls, where ordinary tree frogs would be washed away. Researchers compared the gripping ability of torrent frogs, a class ...