DNA analysis reveals a fanged frog scientists thought was one species for nearly 200 years is actually several hidden species ...

DNA is revealing that many animals once thought to be a single species may actually be several hidden ones. But research on ...

New genetic research suggests a common Southeast Asian frog long believed to be one species could actually be six or seven distinct ones.

For nearly two centuries, a small brown frog living in Southeast Asian rainforests was considered a single, well-understood ...

Bone claws, oxygen-absorbing “hair,” and hands-on frog dads. Meet the hairy frog (or wolverine frog), one of nature’s strangest amphibians.

There are over 5,000 species of known frogs, and scientists continue to discover new species. Frog species come in a variety of sizes and colors. They can be found in a variety of habitats on every ...

When a new species is discovered, it's tempting to imagine an adventure novel, said Chan Kin Onn of Michigan State University. "Most people have this image of an intrepid explorer braving an isolated ...

These run the gamut from beautiful to odd, and even deadly. This native of Papua New Guinea was discovered in 2009, by researchers who heard its high-pitched call, then scooped leaf litter into a ...