But now the amphibian, described by one researcher as a "living fossil", is facing severe threats from factors including climate change and pollution. :: This Earth The frog can grow over to 11 inches ...

Green tree frogs are some of the most commonly seen tree frogs in the world. Two primary species share the specific name “green tree frog”: the American species and the Australian species. Australian ...

In nature, size is often misleading. Some of the most powerful defences on Earth belong not to large predators, but to ...

Some tadpoles don’t poop for the first weeks of their lives. At least, that’s the case for Eiffinger’s tree frogs (Kurixalus eiffingeri), scientists report September 22 in Ecology. Eiffinger’s tree ...

Scientists found a “large” creature with spines on its belly in a stream in China and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Getty / iStockphoto As darkness settled across southern China, ...

Scientists found a “large”-eyed creature with a “heart-shaped” tongue in a rainforest of Ecuador and discovered a new species. Photo from Getty Images / iStockphoto As night fell across a rainforest ...

As darkness settled across southern China, a “large” creature with spines on its belly sat in a stream. Its multicolored eyes searched the nearby forest, but it wasn’t the only one looking around.

Scientists found “large” creatures with spines on their bellies near a waterfall in Vietnam and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Pham, Hoang, Phan, Pham, Ong, Nguyen, Ziegler and ...