Frogs & Salamanders

1+ hour, 44+ min ago   (841+ words) Biologists at the Aquarium of the Pacific are working to revive the mountain yellow-legged frog population A California Frog Is on the Brink of Extinction. Long Beach’s Aquarium Has a Plan to Save It A group of mountain yellow-legged frogs…...

8+ hour, 5+ min ago   (377+ words) A new frog species has been discovered in the seasonally flooded forests of the western Amazon. Named Adenomera varcena, the frog was found during field expeditions in the Upper Juruá River region of western Acre, Brazil. Researchers surveyed forest fragments…...

10+ hour, 21+ min ago   (389+ words) Jahangirnagar University campus is home to 34 species of amphibians and reptiles, underlining the conservation value of its wetlands, woodlands and croplands amid growing construction pressure, a recently published study has found. The research recorded 12 amphibian species and 22 reptile species during…...

14+ hour, 53+ min ago   (235+ words) Published on 21 September 2026 The City of Onkaparinga is restoring 7.3 kilometres of creeks over 5 years in the Field River catchment as part of 2 Australian Government Urban Rivers and Catchments Program grants. "This rare frog can still be found in other parts…...

2+ day, 47+ min ago   (610+ words) A mysterious discovery in the heart of the Amazon has revealed that some of the rainforest’s secrets are still waiting to be found. Researchers uncovered an unexpected frog while studying creatures that appeared almost identical. Deep in the flooded forests…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (476+ words) Madagascar began rebuilding a giant tortoise population in 2018 with only 12 founder animals at the Anjajavy Reserve in the north-west of the country. The small group faced an important challenge because a population started from so few animals can lose genetic…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (1005+ words) One epic road trip connects Madagascar's richest wildlife, most spectacular landscapes and the world's last lemurs. Sitting beneath a thick canopy of trees in Mitsinjo Reserve, I crane my neck skyward, straining beneath the weight of my camera. A flash…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (270+ words) Scientists discovered a new frog species in the flooded forests of the western Amazon, distinguishing it from nearly identical relatives through DNA and its unique call. Adenomera varcena highlights how much Amazonian biodiversity remains hidden even as habitat loss and…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago   (193+ words) Mizoram has recorded two new-to-science amphibian species, Duttaphrynus phawngpui and Ingerana aizawl. The two species were described in scientific publications dated 13 September 2026 and 14 September 2026, respectively. Duttaphrynus phawngpui is a toad in the genus Duttaphrynus, which belongs to the family Bufonidae....

6+ day, 9+ hour ago   (511+ words) Published - September 15, 2026 03:04 pm IST - GUWAHATI Mizoram has yielded two new-to-science species of frogs, one of which was hiding in plain sight on a university campus for more than two decades. The two species, Duttaphrynus phawngpui, a toad, and Ingerana aizawl,…...