“There are these tree frogs in the Amazon called Osteocephalus,” Deichmann said. “They are these big, beautiful frogs, and they produce this deep, throaty sound. When I was doing my PhD in Brazil they ...

More than 7,000 species of frogs hop, climb and perch around our world—which means more than 7,000 unique frog calls permeate ...

Hiking through the dense rainforest of Madagascar, scientists heard a series of “otherworldly” sounds. The “somewhat bizarre” calls came from several “cute” creatures living near streams. They turned ...

The sun has just set over a swamp east of Santa Cruz, Calif., and Gary Kittleson is putting on a headlamp and waders. The environmental consultant is searching for red-legged frogs. Some years, he ...

KILL DEVIL HILLS, N.C. An image of Kermit the Frog with his banjo appeared on the screen before a small gathering of people learning how to identify frogs by their croaks. Then an image of a real ...

Scientists found a “slender” animal guarding its eggs in a swamp in Madagascar and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo shows a representative area of Isalo. Photo from Daniele Levis Pelusi ...

MARRERO, La. (AP) - It was 93 degrees and humid when I set out on a 4-mile stroll through a Louisiana swamp. Crazy, you say? But let me tell you what I found there, in the Barataria Preserve of Jean ...