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Frog Love

These see-through amphibians may be tiny, but they go big to protect their eggs.

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A Model Toadlet

Recent field experiments focusing on a tiny, charismatic frog in southeastern Brazil are beginning to shed light on a disease that has decimated amphibian populations around the world.

Returning England’s Forgotten Frog

As scientists were discovering a surprising detail about an often-overlooked frog, the last local population of the species was winking out of existence. The extraordinary story of England’s pool frog and the effort to bring it back.

The mountain chicken used to fill the valleys of Montserrat and Dominica with its distinctive call. Now, the critically endangered frog is rarely heard on the islands. Photograph by Geoffrey Giller
Song of the Mountain Chicken

These giant frogs—once a delicacy on two Caribbean islands—were almost wiped out by disease and natural disasters. But their resilience and years of dedicated conservation efforts have kept hope for the species alive.

Peruvian Tarantula (Pamphobeteus sp.) adult, walking over Humming Frog (Chiasmocleis royi) without preying on it. Los Amigos Biological Station, Madre de Dios, Amazonia, Peru.
Enemy of My Enemy

An Amazonian frog finds refuge under the watchful compound gaze of a surprising guardian.

goliath frog (Conraua goliath).
Taking Down Goliath

The world’s largest frogs are also among the most coveted in the African bushmeat trade. Can grassroots efforts save the goliath frog from extinction?

Anthony's poison-frog (Epipedobates anthonyi) seen through hole in leaf. Buenaventura Reserve, El Oro, Ecuador.
Framed Frog

Portrait-worthy for more than just its beauty, this toxic frog may revolutionize our approach to pain management.

A common frog species takes an unusual approach to winter—one that would kill most other vertebrates.
Invisible Nature: Return of the Wood Frog

A common frog species takes an unusual approach to winter—one that would kill most other vertebrates.

Giant Titicaca Lake frog {Telmatobius culeus} Lake Titicaca. Bolivia / Peru
Troubled Waters

The world’s largest aquatic frog may soon vanish from its namesake home high in the Andes.

Common frog (Rana temporaria) sitting on snow in the breeding season in the Alps, France, June..
The Ice Frog Cometh

Living at the extreme edge of its range, an alpine frog begins its breeding season with a march across a rather forbidding landscape.