A good question! Frogs are amphibians. This means they can’t regulate their own body temperatures and start life as water-dwelling creatures. As they mature, they grow legs and lungs to live on land.

We had been waiting impatiently for the end of the winter cold. We wanted to hear the spring concert of the tree frog chorus. Finally, on April 25, as we drove the Beauty Lake Road, we heard that ...

Jaques, Nanners and Tubby are all amphibians known as Dumpy tree frogs or White's tree frogs These tree frogs are dumpy, and that’s not meant as an insult; it’s simply what these types of amphibians ...

While poking around the garden the other day I found an adorable visitor, a small frog called a gray tree frog (Hyla versicolor) resting among the brightly colored flowers. This amazing little ...

In Alachua County, the most problematic neighbor is likely a frog. Most frogs nationwide are suffering from habitat destruction, climate change and pollutants. But in Alachua County, the most ...

A number of hearing aids are now able to amplify one person's voice while filtering out distracting background voices. Well, it turns out that female tree frogs are able to perform a similar task, in ...

If you're a homeowner in the Augusta area, chances are you've encountered a Cuban tree frog or two. So, how did the Cuban tree frog, an invasive species, hitchhike its way to the Southeast? Daniel ...

We heard frogs a lot in spring. A trio began calling as soon as the ice went out. Two tiny ones - chorus frogs and spring peepers - woke from a hibernation to quickly find open water and begin their ...

On a mountain in southern China, a “strong”-armed creature with yellow fingertips perched in a bamboo forest. Its “large” brown eyes scanned the surrounding plants, but it wasn’t the only one looking ...

Most male frogs want their mating call to stand out from the crowd, and they do that by calling when nobody else is. This makes sure that the females hear them loud and clear, and know where they are.