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Can you hear the peepers sing?
23+ hour, 38+ min ago (181+ words) Fun fact: The average spring peeper is about as loud as a lawnmower, at about 90 d B. In contrast, if you shrunk a human down to spring peeper size (about 4 grams), put them in a quiet room, and told them to…...
Decades-Old Poison Frog Misidentification Uncovered - Lawrence Today
3+ hour, 42+ min ago (224+ words) Researchers at the University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute correct a long-standing taxonomic error involving a Peruvian poison frog specimen. Apr. 10, 2026 at 3: 56am The lead author of the study and the herpetology collection manager at the University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute. The…...
Salamanders in Manhattan: Here's how you can help preserve their habitat
11+ hour, 40+ min ago (381+ words) Conservation and Land Use Program Coordinator for the Hudson River Estuary Program Laura Heady joined FOX Weather to provide insight into an interesting question: Why do salamanders cross the road? Strap in as spring amphibian migration starts in New York…...
Newly discovered frog species named after Olympic champion
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (471+ words) A newly discovered species of frog has been named in honor of an Olympic champion. The glassfrog was named after Neisi Dajomes - the first Ecuadorian woman to win an Olympic gold medal. Scientists say the El Quimi Nature Reserve in…...
Giant Salamander Is "Living Fossil" Unchanged Since Age of Dinosaurs'and It Was Just Photographed
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (511+ words) A park ranger patrolling remote streams in California recently stumbled onto something most people will never see in their lifetime: a California giant salamander, one of the largest amphibians on the planet and a creature scientists call a "living fossil....
The Eastern newt: An amphibian with a disordered life cycle
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (824+ words) Have you ever gone for a walk in the woods following a rain event? Drops of water dangle from the leaf tips, and the smell of rich humus fills the air. Suddenly, something bright on the forest floor catches your…...
New Glassfrog Species Discovered, Honoring Ecuador's First Female Olympic
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (957+ words) Gold Medalist'Bioengineer. org In the lush, untamed reaches of southern Ecuador's Cordillera del C'ndor, an extraordinary discovery has unfolded, shining a new light on the mysteries hidden within tropical Andean ecosystems. A team of researchers has unveiled a new species…...
Endangered frogs get tiny backpacks, and a bit of chaffing
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (11+ words) Waikato Times...
African Frogs Still Carry the Legacy of the Ice Ages, Scientists Find
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (812+ words) Home " News " African Frogs Still Carry the Legacy of the Ice Ages, Scientists Find Something remarkable is hiding inside a small, unremarkable frog sitting on a rock in sub-Saharan Africa. It isn't its color, its call, or even its size....
Ancient climate change still shapes African frog diversity
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (900+ words) Frogs are everywhere in Central Africa's rainforests, yet not all forests have the same mix of them. Step into these dense green spaces and everything feels steady and timeless. Thick canopy, humid air, and the constant sound of life suggest…...