The Cuban Tree Frog (Osteopilus septentrionalis) has made its way to Jamaica, bringing with it significant ecological and ...

who say the unusual colouring is probably due to a genetic mutation causing it to lose certain skin pigments. As its name suggests, the magnificent tree frog (Litoria splendida) is already a ...

But frogs may yet hold clues to killing pain. At least one frog does deploy an opioid: the waxy monkey tree frog (Phyllomedusa sauvagii), whose skin is laced with the peptide dermorphin. Although the ...

and Ranwella's horned tree frog (Polypedates ranwellai). P. ranwellai belongs to a genus of frog known to have deadly tetrodotoxin in its skin secretions - although to date the Ranwella's horned tree ...

and the dark hard patches of skin on their toes used for digging. They spend much of their time underground and are most active on the surface at night following heavy spring and summer rains. The ...

Of all vertebrates, gray foam-nest tree frogs exhibit the most extreme form ... while females in the pools absorb water through their skin. When she’s hydrated enough, a female heads for an ...

Science taught me something today. Tree frogs might be the best athletes on the planet, pound for pound. Look. I know that sounds stupid. They can’t windmill a basketball at 40 years old like ...

Tree frogs are a type of amphibian that have evolved ... Some amphibians breathe through their skin! Metamorphosis – The changes that some animals go through as they grow. The change from ...

Like many amphibians, the European brown frog produces a range of peptides on its skin, substances that can fend off harmful microbes and prevent infection. This skin—with its intricate mixture ...

WWF works to sustain the natural world for the benefit of people and wildlife, collaborating with partners from local to ...