As its name suggests, the magnificent tree frog (Litoria splendida) is already a spectacular animal, so when Jake Barker at the Australian Wildlife Conservancy’s Charnley River-Artesian Range ...

They are called “tree” frog because they live in trees, unlike most other frogs which are pond, lake and river dwellers. But its common name “gray” tree frog can be a bit confusing ...

He captured the animals and, after taking a closer look, realized he’d discovered a new species: Nyctimystes hanwara, or the hanwara tree frog. Hanwara tree frogs are considered “moderate ...

Science taught me something today. Tree frogs might be the best athletes on the planet, pound for pound. Look. I know that sounds stupid. They can’t windmill a basketball at 40 years old like ...

This story appears in the March 2017 issue of National Geographic magazine. These frogs put the “group” in “group sex”—and that helps them thrive. Of all vertebrates, gray foam-nest tree ...

“I know a lot of work was put into the habitat conservation plan, but it still lacks the teeth it needs to truly protect the Oregon spotted frog,” said Noah Greenwald, endangered species director at ...

Current management of the Upper Deschutes has turned flows in the river upside down, with low flows in the winter and high flows in the summer. This practice harms fish, frogs and the health of the ...