I’ve shared news of several species of extremely tiny frogs and toads, commonly known as flea-toads or toadlets (read more here and here). These tiny amphibians are remarkable because they are much ...

A team of herpetologists at the Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz just reported that a tiny frog found only in a hilltop forest in southern Bahia, Brazil, may be the smallest vertebrate in the world ...

Researchers have identified a species of frog new to science. The Indonesian amphibian is the size of a quarter, unlike its two-pound cousins, and has tiny fangs. Nearly uniquely among amphibians, ...

Scientists discover orange toad species so tiny it can fit on pencil tip - Scientists call for immediate conservation efforts ...

You’re looking at images of the world’s two smallest frog species — Paedophryne dekot (the top two) and P. verrucosa (bottom two) — recently discovered by researchers in southeastern New Guinea.

One of the world’s most dazzling amphibians is under threat from unregulated photography trips, scientists have warned, after ...

Frogs and toads may not have the same allure as bees and other pollinators, but they can be just as useful in gardens—especially if you want to control pests organically. These voracious insect eaters ...

Krista Weatherford from Maymont visits the studio with an array of common frogs and toads and explains how amphibian life in local waterways can serve as indicators of soil, water and air quality.

A new study shows that nearly half of frog and toad species in Latin America may lose their habitat range by 2050. Trachycephalus mesophaeus is among the species identified in a new study as likely to ...

In general, frogs’ teeth aren’t anything to write home about—they look like pointy little pinpricks lining the upper jaw. But one group of stream-dwelling frogs in Southeast Asia has a strange ...