With striking colors and a resounding croak, the poison dart frogs at the Dakota Zoo are small but mighty. We spoke with ...

High in northern Peru, three frogs no bigger than a thumbprint have stepped out of anonymity and into the scientific ...

We often hear people talking about venomous and poisonous animals, so you’d easily be forgiven for thinking that they mean ...

Deep in the misty highlands of northwestern Peru, scientists have uncovered three entirely new species of frogs.

Cane toads in Florida secrete a milky-white toxin that can harm or even kill animals that lick, bite or eat them, including ...

Poison dart frogs are one of the few amphibian species that remain with their eggs long after they have hatched. After roughly a week and a half, the tadpoles emerge.

A vibrant blue poison dart frog, *Ranitomeya aetherea*, has been identified as a new species in the western Amazon. Discovered near the Juruá River, this frog boasts striking copper highlights on ...

Two new poison frog species discovered in Amazon, scientists issue warning — Here’s why The frogs are in the Ranitomeya genus and are tiny. All are only 15 to 17 millimetres in length ...

The first species, Ranitomeya Aquamarina, also known as the "metallic poison frog", is notable for its unique turquoise stripes against a jet-black body. These frogs often appear in pairs ...

The “metallic poison frog” Ranitomeya aquamarina (left) and the “heavenly” Ranitomeya aquamarina (right) are the first newly discovered species in their genus in 13 years.

A new species of poison dart frog has been discovered in the heart of the Brazilian Amazon, where dense rainforests host some of the most diverse and complex ecosystems on Earth. In a study ...

The team also described the newly discovered poison dart frog as an “Amazonian hidden gem”. It was the first new species in this genus found in 13 years – and it might not be the only such ...