Scientists are joining forces to save Lake Titicaca’s endangered and unfortunately-named ‘scrotum frog’ from extinction. The frog, Telmatobius culeus, which is unmistakable with its shaggy folds of skin, lives in Lake Titicaca, which sits on the border between Peru and Bolivia. It’s listed as ‘Critically Endangered’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, due to over-harvesting … Read more
Frog legs it 5,000 miles to an Asda in Wales after stowing away in crates of bananas from Colombia A tree frog managed to travel 5,000 miles from South America to South Wales The frog hid in a packet of bananas before being found in an Asda in Llanelli It has been named Asda after … Read more
A carnivorous species of tree frog scientists describe as an ‘indiscriminate eating machine’ is wreaking havoc across more than 1,200 miles of Western Australia The spotted-thighed frog is spreading across Western Australia at a rapid pace Scientists worry the frog’s voracious eating habits will disrupt the ecosystem Researchers analyzed the stomach content of 76 frogs … Read more
A frog no bigger than a 5p coin has been discovered in Madagascar – and already classed as critically endangered by conservationists. The new species of stump-toed frog, named Stumpffia troschaueri, is brown in colour with black spots on its side, in an apparent attempt to camouflage itself among the leaves around it. Four specimens were … Read more
Researchers in Antarctica discover the remains of a 40 million year old frog, suggesting the continent once had a much warmer climate and supported a diverse array of wildlife Scientists in Antarctica found bone fragments of a 40 million-year-old frog They believe the remains are from a helmeted frog, a species that’s still alive today … Read more