In captivity the frogs don't produce the toxins which originate from the insect food the frogs eat.

Isle Royale National Park's remote location in Lake Superior dramatically impacts the kinds of animals you'll find there.

Nature's deadliest creatures employ distinct defense mechanisms. Venomous animals inject toxins through bites or stings, like cobras and jellyfish. Po ...

Cane toads are one of Australia's worst invasive species, having exploded in numbers across the country since their arrival.

Hot Springs National Park is home to a variety of wildlife, including black bears, bald eagles, bobcats, and more.

Animals across the globe employ a remarkable survival trick called thanatosis, or tonic immobility. This involves feigning death to escape predators.

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park straddles North Carolina and Tennessee. It spans more than 520,000 acres and includes ...

An international team of researchers has discovered three new, bizarre, and wart-covered species of tree toads from Tanzania ...

Nectophrynoides comprise only about one percent of all frogs and toads, but that number is officially increasing. In a study published in the journal Vertebrate Zoology, biologists describe an ...

Three new toad species bypass the tadpole stage entirely, giving birth to fully formed babies in isolated mountain forests.

“These are truly live-bearing, so they give birth just like us,” herpetologist, evolutionary biologist, and study author Dr ...

Learn how three new toad species from Tanzania’s Eastern Arc Mountains evolved to skip the tadpole stage — revealing one of ...