From a butterfly shaped by 40,000 years of isolation to creatures 1,400 feet below the sea, scientists uncovered thousands of ...

A decades-old mix-up in a museum collection led scientists to mistakenly identify a Peruvian poison frog as a new species.

By Astrid Arellano Deep within the cloud forests of the San Martín region of Peru lie two places so high, cold and remote ...

Researchers at the University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute and Natural History Museum recently uncovered a slipup from decades ago: the misidentification of a poison frog specimen from Peru used ...

Germán Chávez is no stranger to the Amazon rain forest, where he says "one can't help but get excited" by all the reptiles and amphibians that he has made a career out of studying. But when he came ...

Galaxy frogs are endangered by flash photography, handling, and habitat disruption. Learn how tourism is harming this fragile ...

Frogs and their amphibian cousins are being decimated by a deadly fungal infection contributing to the endangerment and extinction of hundreds of species around the world. The disease, ...

A year after the Mosquito Fire scorched much of Northern California, a rare species of frog has been found to have survived the huge blaze. One of the largest populations of California red-legged ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. A frog species once considered unique for its apparent total lack of ...

Seven threatened galaxy frogs ( Melanobatrachus indicus) are gone from a research site in the Western Ghats in Kerala after ...

Frogs have long held a bad rap (at least among some people) for being slimy, even scary, critters, but that's not very fair to these amazing amphibians. There are currently around 7,600 known species ...

Germán Chávez is no stranger to the Amazon rain forest, where he says "one can't help but get excited" by all the reptiles and amphibians that he has made a career out of studying. But when he came ...