Many scientists believe the red-eyed tree frog developed its vivid scarlet peepers to shock predators into at least briefly questioning their meal choice. These iconic rain-forest amphibians sleep ...

This story appears in the March 2017 issue of National Geographic magazine ... Of all vertebrates, gray foam-nest tree frogs exhibit the most extreme form of simultaneous polyandry, or a female ...

This frog mysteriously re-evolved a full set of teeth ... a Frog Swallows a Snake Watch a Daring Mission to Rescue Rare Tree Frogs Watch a Daring Mission to Rescue Rare Tree Frogs Watch a Daring ...

The green-eyed tree frog has adapted its appearance to blend in with the moss-covered rain forests of Queensland, Australia. The frogs' coloration and markings vary with their specific habitat ...

They also have oversized toe pads to help them land softly and stick to tree trunks. Wallace's flying frogs are not the only frogs who have developed this ability, but they are among the largest.

a red-eyed tree frog, a domestic goat, a western lowland gorilla, and a human This story appears in the February 2016 issue of National Geographic magazine. “If you ask people what animal eyes ...

This story appears in the October 2019 issue of National Geographic magazine ... I’d say the Rabbs’ fringe-limbed tree frog, Ecnomiohyla rabborum. A few years ago there was one left alive ...

Once the most abundant and widespread frog species in North America, leopard frogs were widely collected not only for dissection but for the food industry (frog legs) as well. However, massive ...

The first thing that stands out about the Surinam horned frog is its size. These rotund amphibians can grow to 8 inches in length and would cover a good-size tea saucer. They are found in ...

Beelzebufo ampinga, the so-called "devil frog," may be the largest frog that ever lived. These beach-ball-size amphibians, now extinct, grew to 16 inches (41 centimeters) in length and weighed ...

This story appears in the April 2011 issue of National Geographic magazine. Emerging from a partially frozen pond more than 6,000 feet high in the Alps, European common frogs (Rana temporaria ...