Scientists from Macquarie University have come up with an innovative way to stop cane toads killing native wildlife by training goannas to avoid eating the deadly amphibians. A landmark study ...

Both frogs and toads are tailless amphibians that belong to the order Anura. Although they vary in terms of texture of the skin, their body shapes, their habitat choices and how and when they mate.

James Cook University researchers have tested frog housing and nursery preferences in the Wet Tropics rainforest of North Queensland, with frogs finding the thermal regulation of concrete shelters to ...

For centuries, unusual animal behaviour before earthquakes has been reported worldwide. Livestock becoming restless, wildlife disappearing and snakes emerging from hibernation in the middle of winter.

Panamanian golden frog (Atelopus zeteki) recently released into the wild by the Panama Amphibian Rescue and Conservation Project (PARC). Photo credit: Ana Endara, Smithsonian Tropical Research ...

The Tulsa Zoo announced Tuesday that more than 200 Asian giant toads have successfully hatched at the facility, marking a significant milestone for amphibian research. Zoo officials say some of the ...

Adult females successfully deposit up to 20,000 individual eggs within a single reproductive cycle. Maintaining the amplexus posture creates a technical hurdle during the critical external ...

Toads are fascinating creatures for several different reasons, but their reproduction process is easily one of the most interesting. Rather than simply laying eggs, they lay meter-long strings of eggs ...

Many animal mutations have been documented in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone (CEZ) following the infamous nuclear disaster in 1986, including Eastern tree frogs with darker skin that wards off radiation ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Surinam toad has an unusual trick for reproduction: instead of leaving their spawn in water to develop, once the eggs are laid ...