MOSS BLUFF, La. (AP) — Fifth-grader A.J. Williams of Moss Bluff already has a scientific publication to his credit. The 126-word-long geographic distribution note in “Herpetology Review” reports that ...

The name comes from the frog’s unique physique, which truly looks exactly like moss. These frogs are very aquatic and arboreal, Edgar said. The sticky pads on their feet act like suction cups, helping ...

Researchers have discovered two new frog species living in the montane tropical forests of Vietnam. Known as moss frogs, these small amphibians employ camouflage as one way to keep predators at bay, ...

Quick Take Boulenger’s backpack frog carries eggs in a dorsal pouch on its back instead of dropping them into water. This ...

The Cape peninsula moss frog is tiny – really tiny. That makes the species very difficult to track. These little frogs are also very vulnerable, rated as “Near Threatened” on the International Union ...

John Measey receives funding from National Geographic, the Centre for Invasion Biology (CIB), and the National Research Foundation (NRF). Scientists the world over have a frog problem: we have little ...

Things didn’t look good for the five frozen wood frogs. The palm-sized amphibians were hibernating in a box outside Brian Barnes’ Fairbanks home a few decades ago. Barnes, director of the Institute of ...

Researchers say they've discovered the world's first shape-shifting amphibian, a tiny frog in Ecuador that can alter the texture of its skin from smooth to spiny in just minutes. The changeable ...