8+ hour, 24+ 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,…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (663+ words) An international team of twelve researchers has described seven previously unnamed species of Madagascar's diamond frogs, and in the same monograph proposed that 24 of the genus's now 27 species should be treated as threatened with extinction. The revision appeared in the…...

1+ week, 6+ hour ago   (164+ words) A common frog found across Ecuador and Colombia has finally been recognized as its own species after more than a century of mistaken identity. Museum specimens from the 1800s helped scientists reveal that Pristimantis milpe had been hiding in plain sight…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (349+ words) At SSBCrack News, our dedicated editorial team brings you the latest and most reliable updates on Defence, Geopolitics, Military Affairs, Science, and Technology. Driven by a passion for national security and strategic awareness, the SSBCrack News Desk delivers fact-checked, timely,…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (578+ words) Evolutionary biologist Santiago Ron and his peers at the Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador have recently discovered a new frog species that was hiding in plain sight for over a century. Unlike other species that are new to science — which…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (461+ words) A tree frog is drawing spectators to a Northern Virginia park for its unusual blue coloring. Wildlife enthusiasts have been flocking to a park in northern Virginia looking for some unusual frogs. RAYNA BELL: They're blue green tree frogs - blue…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (632+ words) ALEXANDRIA (FAIRFAX COUNTY), VA — First came the family of four river otters⁠. Now Huntley Meadows Park has another scene-stealing resident—and this one is tiny, bright blue and remarkably difficult to find. Bluey has reportedly been seen consistently since August…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (683+ words) The discovery of a new species is always cause for celebration, but the arrival of Pristimantis milpe (or the Milpe Rain Frog) into the scientific textbooks comes with a more unusual story than most. What makes the discovery of this…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (492+ words) Over 3,000 endangered mountain yellow-legged frogs were released into the wild in California in 2026 The San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance announced the milestone, an update to its conservation breeding and reintroduction program, in August The endangered species of frogs "have disappeared…...

3+ week, 13+ hour ago   (972+ words) A century-old museum mix-up left a common, loud Chocó frog with the wrong scientific name, until DNA set the record straight. Anyone walking through the Chocó forests of western Ecuador or southern Colombia after dark has probably heard the frog…...