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DNA Hints at Hidden Diversity in a Declining South Asian Frog
9+ hour, 9+ min ago (681+ words) Across the flooded fields and scrubby foothills of South Asia lives a frog that most people, including many biologists, would struggle to tell apart from its close relatives. The burrowing frog Sphaerotheca maskeyi, a medium-sized member of the family Dicroglossidae,…...
New subterranean amphibian species discovered in Maharashtra's Western Ghats
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The tadpoles that don't care about their siblings
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (264+ words) Kyoto, Japan -- Amphibian larvae -- often known as tadpoles -- exhibit a behavior known as social aggregation, where they gather together as a way to avoid predators. These interactions are evidence of their association preferences, or their tendency to recognize members of…...
Time capsule: Looking for a few good wood frog
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (691+ words) Note: This article was originally published 30 years ago, on Aug. 7, 1996. Brian Barnes and author Ned Rozell have since retired from the University of Alaska Fairbanks, and scientists now know that the wood frog’s internal body temperature can dip to 0.6 degrees…...
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2+ day, 13+ hour ago (341+ words) For blue-lined octopus, mating is a dangerous game. That’s why males inject females with venom before sex, according to a new study. Their saliva contains a potent neurotoxin called tetrodotoxin (TTX), which they use to paralyse their prey and protect…...
Scientists built a “crowded dating app” for female treefrogs, and eight competing voices turned choosing a mate into a 183-second guessing game
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (663+ words) In breeding season, male Cope’s gray treefrogs gather in groups near ponds, creating a dense chorus that attracts females. It has long been assumed by evolutionary theorists that females pick the fittest male specimen based on acoustics. However, a theory…...
Eravikulam National Park has emerged as a thriving habitat for the endangered Resplendent Shrub Frog
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (301+ words) thehindu.com A recent comprehensive amphibian and reptile survey across the protected areas of the Munnar Wildlife Division found that Eravikulam National Park (ENP) near Munnar in Idukki has emerged as a thriving habitat for the endangered Resplendent Shrub Frog,…...
Birch Aquarium Releases 223 Endangered Frogs Back Into the Wild
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (432+ words) The release marks another milestone in a collaborative effort to save the Mountain Yellow-legged Frog. This summer, Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego released 223 Mountain Yellow-legged Frogs into their native habitat in Southern California’s San…...
Munnar wildlife survey records new species of amphibians and reptiles
3+ day, 13+ hour ago (332+ words) A four-day survey in Idukki's protected areas identified 54 amphibian and 52 reptile species, including new undocumented species. A significant population of the vulnerable Anamudi bush frog, potentially facing extinction, was found in Eravikulam National Park, which may be its last refuge....
The frog that reads the water with its fingertips
4+ day, 10+ hour ago (261+ words) Click the play button above to watch the video. [In slow motion: A feeder fish approaches a piece of seemingly submerged driftwood. Suddenly, the driftwood moves; it turns out to be a large, perfectly camouflaged frog that rises from the…...