A curious aspect of tree frogs is that they often lay their eggs on the ground where the risk of predation by natural enemies is greater than in the trees where they live. A research team suggested ...

Researchers have discovered a treefrog known to lay eggs terrestrially, also lays eggs in water both at the surface and fully submerged. Although this yellow treefrog is the first vertebrate ...

Frogs in Myanmar are surprisingly dependent upon elephants, or rather, the tracks they leave behind. New research shows that water-filled elephant footprints provide an under-appreciated sanctuary for ...

Researchers in Panama have discovered a frog that can choose whether it lays its eggs on land or in water. It is the first time such “reproductive flexibility” has been found in a vertebrate.

Back in March, something wonderful happened. When nighttime temperatures hit the low 40’, when it was rainy and drizzly, huge numbers of amphibians began to move about, heading toward ponds to mate ...

Although frogs and fish may appear similar from the water’s surface, they have many differences that make them easy to ...

Some wildlife activists are asking drivers to be on the lookout and slow down for amphibians in the roadways. They say amphibians are migrating from forest areas to nearby ponds to lay their eggs. The ...

High in India's Western Ghats, the Malabar gliding frog builds a unique foamy nest suspended above water, protecting up to 200 eggs. Upon hatching, tadpoles safely drop into the stream below, ...

The so-called pregnant man has company: One of the most common weed killers in the United States can make male frogs lay eggs, a new study says. Atrazine, widely used to kill pests on U.S. croplands, ...

A tree frog: female (larger individual below) laying eggs, which are protected by the 'foam nest' and male (smaller individual above). When it comes to laying eggs, tree frogs have some unusual habits ...

(Boston) When frogs reproduce, like all vertebrates, they either lay their eggs in water or on land – with one exception, according to new research by a team of Boston University scientists who ...