A genus of around 20 burrowing frog species found mostly in South Africa is famous for its members' short limbs, flat, ...

A new species, Breviceps batrachophiliorum, also known as the Boston Rain Frog, has been discovered in South Africa, ...

Environmental Sciences and Management Unit Professor Louis du Preez and herpetologist Vincent Carruthers have developed an ...

Southern Africa is blessed with a wealth of frogs (there is no scientific distinction between frogs and toads), boasting an astounding 114 species. The whole of England, by contrast, has just six.

Altezza Travel and the Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute (TAWIRI) carried out a joint expedition to study frog populations ...

BAGGING THE “big five” at a game park in South Africa usually means seeing lions, leopards, buffaloes, rhinos and elephants. But for a different breed of animal lover, it’s about catching ...

The project started as a pilot study in 2016, carried out in the Zululand area of South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal province, where frog biodiversity is high and Indigenous cultural practices are still ...

The Endangered Wildlife Trust, a South African group, will follow the progress of the frogs, which were transported in plastic jars by road to their new homes near the city of Durban. JOHANNESBURG ...

A new species of dainty frog was discovered in the rocks and rainwater pools of an arid environment in South Africa, it is relatively large ...

Conservationists monitor 200 endangered frogs that were released along South Africa's coastline after a captive-breeding program at the Johannesburg Zoo ...