Dan Wells, professor of biology and biochemistry at the University of Houston, and his team are rummaging the campus undergrowth this summer in search of the Rio Grande chirping frog. The tiny ...

MOSS BLUFF, La. (AP) — Fifth-grader A.J. Williams of Moss Bluff already has a scientific publication to his credit. The 126-word-long geographic distribution note in “Herpetology Review” reports that ...

The first time I heard the chirping, at dusk, I thought it was an odd species of nocturnally active bird. The chirps were high-pitched, like the sound of a basketball player’s sneakers squeaking ...

HOUSTON, June 18, 2003 – On warm summer nights, biologists armed with nothing more than flashlights listen, crawl and search for one University of Houston campus resident that may, one day, yield new ...

As a general rule, frogs are thought to be differentiated from toads (among other things) by the fact that frogs typically live in permanent bodies of water, while the habitats toads select is less ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A coqui frog's mating call slices silence. Measured at 90 decibels up close, it can reach the sound level of a lawn mower. The distinctive two-tone KO-KEE chirp belongs to ...

As a general rule, frogs are thought to be differentiated from toads (among other things) by the fact that they typically live in permanent bodies of water, while the habitats that toads select are ...

Of the animals discovered, 50 spider species, three frogs and a gecko appear to have never been described in scientific literature before, said Conservation International. The Washington DC-based ...

Twice a year, Linda Berker and her husband Donald James head out from their Lapeer County home in search of the croaking, chirping sounds of frogs. They drive to a few sites a mile apart from each ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. In its native Puerto Rico, the coquí frog’s eponymous croak is ...

Scientists followed a chirping sound in a Madagascar forest to a “secretive” creature and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Getty / iStockphoto Walking through a dark misty forest in ...