B. kirki, B. picardi, B. siskoi, B. janewayae, B. archeri, B. pikei, and B. burnhamae live in Madagascar's rainforests.

While some may liken these frog calls to those of some bird or insect, Star Trek fans may find them to be similar to the ...

A group of frogs from Madagascar have mating calls that sound like Star Trek sound effects – now their species names honour ...

Scientists named them Kirk, Picard, Sisko, Janeway, Archer, Burnham, and Pike after seven of the most iconic captans from ...

In the humid rainforests of northern and eastern Madagascar reside seven newly described frog species. They often hang out ...

Those names may not mean anything to the layperson, but diehard fans will recognize them as being references to some of the ...

The news comes to us from EurekAlert!, which mentions an international team of researchers who made this discovery in ...

Newly discovered Boophis genus tree frogs in Madagascar were named for evoking sounds like that of “Star Trek.” M. Vences, CC ...

Researchers have discovered seven new species of tree frogs that make otherworldly calls in the rainforests of Madagascar. Their strange, high-pitched whistling calls sound more like sound effects ...

The international team of scientists said their high-pitched whistling calls are like sound effects from the iconic sci-fi ...

Scientists studying Boophis marojezensis, a tree frog in Madagascar, discovered that it is actually seven distinct species.

The seven newly discovered frogs don’t croak. In fact, their rather unusual calls can even resemble birds and different sound ...