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More than 7,000 species of frogs hop, climb and perch around our world—which means more than 7,000 unique frog calls permeate our air. “The diversity of frog sounds is hard to overstate,” says Mark ...
Deep in the rainforests of Madagascar, scientists have discovered seven new tree frog species that emit noises that researchers said sound closest to some iconic and high-pitched effects from ...
Seven newly discovered species from the tree frog genus Boophis, found across the rainforests of Madagascar, emit special bird-like whistling sounds in their communication with other frogs.
At night, Juruena snouted tree frogs have a lemon yellow coloring with some light brown speckles on their backs and noses. Their limbs and undersides look almost creamy white, photos show.
Despite their relatively similar appearances, the tree frogs consistently differed genetically and acoustically. Researchers soon realized they’d discovered seven new species of tree frog.
They are what we call indicator species, meaning frogs give clues about the health of an ecosystem. Frogs and other amphibians are very sensitive to environmental changes and are usually the first to ...
MELBOURNE, Australia — Jodi Rowley squelched through a pond in rain boots, her headlamp piercing the blackness of the winter night. Following the sound of croaks, she and her three colleagues ...
Smithsonian Folkways just reissued "Sounds of North American Frogs" on vinyl. It hasn't been available as an LP since its original release in 1958.
A striking portrait of a Helena's tree frog peering through the night has won the British Ecological Society's annual photography competition. Conservation photographer and evolutionary biologist ...
One frog was “found calling late in the night during a light rain” while perched over 6 feet up in a tree near a temporary pool of water.