The American toad is one of the most well-known toad species throughout North America. Its notable warts and big, round eyes differentiate it from other species, but its call is also unique. You might ...

Scientists at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) found that the fringe-lipped bat, known to eavesdrop on frog and toad mating calls to find its prey, learns to distinguish between ...

During Panama’s wet season, forests boom with a chorus of túngara frog mating calls as males compete for females’ attention.But these calls put the frogs in a precarious position between sex and death ...

James Cook University scientists have discovered yet another advantage for cane toads - the ability to make mating calls that carry over a relatively long distance.

A fringe-lipped bat, Trachops cirrhosus, approaches a Fitzinger's robber frog, Craugastor fitzingeri, in Panama. This species of bat eavesdrops on the mating calls that male frogs produce to attract ...