Q. Last year, you provided facts about salamanders. What can you tell us about frogs and toads? How are they different from other animals? What makes them special? A. Salamanders, although abundant in ...

When tadpoles become frogs, their body shape isn't all that changes. The vast majority of frogs and toads begin their lives as aquatic larvae before they undergo a process known as metamorphosis.

Both frogs and toads need water to survive.  Both species lay their eggs in water and their eggs hatch into tadpoles.  Tadpoles cannot survive in open air. The differences in frogs and toads ...

Mirror photo by Rachel Foor / AAron Capouellez created the citizen science project Frog Week to increase interest in conservation efforts for pickerel frogs, gray tree frogs and wood frogs, among ...

July is a month of early harvest in the garden. Much of the produce; especially the greens, that have been growing through the long days of June can now be gathered. This is also seen with the berries ...

Most frogs lay eggs that hatch into tadpoles, but high in Tanzania’s misty mountain forests, a group of toads has abandoned this amphibian tradition entirely. Scientists have just described three new ...

There is a proverb that says, "A frog cannot remember being a tadpole." It refers to someone who acts conceited from the start just because their circumstances have improved a bit. But there are frogs ...

An invasive toad species has been wreaking havoc in the waters of northern Australia, but scientists may have found a solution for curbing its growth. A group of researchers from Macquarie University ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Zoo and Botanical Gardens is celebrating a record-breaking year in its mission to save a critically endangered toad. This year, the zoo flew 24,485 Puerto Rican ...

Frogs and toads may not have the same allure as bees and other pollinators, but they can be just as useful in gardens—especially if you want to control pests organically. These voracious insect eaters ...

Q. Last year you provided facts about salamanders. What can you tell us about frogs and toads? How are they different from other animals? What makes them special? A. Salamanders, although abundant in ...