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Fungus Wiping Out Frogs: Innovative "Frog Saunas" Offer Hope for Survival
Frog populations worldwide are being decimated by the chytrid fungus, which is responsible for the decline and extinction of many species. Scientists have developed "frog saunas," simple heated structures that allow frogs to warm up and combat the infection. Studies show that this method can help infected frogs recover faster and even develop resis...
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Ultrasonic Distress Call Made By Brazilian Frog Species Documented In New Study
When the frog made the distress call, the researchers observed the movements of the frog typical of its defence against predators.
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New Frog Species Discovered In Cave In Meghalaya's South Garo Hills
Researchers from the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) have discovered a new species of frog from deep inside a cave in Meghalaya's South Garo Hills district which was recently published in an international journal, officials said on Tuesday.
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This Frog Species Can Secrete Wax To Stop It From Drying In Sun
The amphibian spends most of its life in the treetops, and it produces a waxy substance that covers its skin with a protective layer.
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2 Invasive Frog and Snake Species Cost World Economy $16 Billion: Report
Two invasive species, the American bullfrog and the brown tree snake, cost the world an estimated $16 billion between 1986 and 2020 by causing problems ranging from crop damage to power outages, according to a study published on Thursday.
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New Frog Species 'Adi Cascade' Discovered In Arunachal Pradesh
A team of biologists from Delhi University, Wildlife Institute of India and North Carolina Museum of Natural Science (USA) has discovered a new species of frog from the Adi hills Arunachal Pradesh, according to an official statement.
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‘Chocolate Frog’: Australian Researchers Discover New Species of the Amphibian in New Guinea
'Chocolate frog' or Litoria Mira, a new species of the amphibian has been discovered in swampy, lowland forests of New Guinea by Australian researchers.
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Fossil Of 2 Million Year Old Frog Found In Argentina
Argentine paleontologists have uncovered fossilized remains of a rare species of frog that lived two million years ago, the science and technology agency at the La Matanza national university said Monday.
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Romeo, Last Known Frog Of A Kind, Found Juliet. Did It Save The Species?
For 10 years, the world's last known Sehuencas water frog, named Romeo, lived alone in captivity in a Bolivian museum. Repeated expeditions by biologists into the nation's cloud forests, the only place the amphibians exist, had turned up no new specimens. The once-plentiful frogs had been all but wiped out by a killer fungus, widespread habitat los...
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World's Loneliest Frog, Romeo, Finds A Date In Juliet
Almost a year after conservationists sent out a plea to help save a species of Bolivian aquatic frog by finding a mate for the last remaining member, Romeo, his very own Juliet has been tracked down deep inside a cloud forest.
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26-Year-Old Woman Who Doesn't Code Creates Asia's Hottest Game
Japanese frogs are proliferating across Asia. The good news is, they're not an invasive species, nor are they real.
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New Frog Species Named After Naturalist David Attenborough
New frog species named after David Attenborough Washington, Mar 8 (PTI) A new frog species, which measures just about two centimeters and was discovered in the Peruvian Andes, has been named after the famous British broadcaster and naturalist Sir David Attenborough.
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10,000 Endangered Frogs Die In Peru
Peru is investigating what killed some 10,000 Titicaca water frogs, a critically endangered species affectionately known as the "scrotum frog," in a river that is feared to be polluted, authorities said Monday.
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New Colourful Tree Frog Species Discovered In Australia
Scientists have discovered a new species of green treefrog in Australia - with distinctive orange hands and feet and iridescent purple inner thighs.
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The Kamasutra, Froggy Style
The Bombay night frog, scientists revealed Tuesday, favours a mating position previously unknown among the amphibian group's 7,000 species, only the seventh catalogued in what might be called the Kamasutra for frogs.
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Fungus Wiping Out Frogs: Innovative "Frog Saunas" Offer Hope for Survival
Frog populations worldwide are being decimated by the chytrid fungus, which is responsible for the decline and extinction of many species. Scientists have developed "frog saunas," simple heated structures that allow frogs to warm up and combat the infection. Studies show that this method can help infected frogs recover faster and even develop resis...
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Ultrasonic Distress Call Made By Brazilian Frog Species Documented In New Study
When the frog made the distress call, the researchers observed the movements of the frog typical of its defence against predators.
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New Frog Species Discovered In Cave In Meghalaya's South Garo Hills
Researchers from the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) have discovered a new species of frog from deep inside a cave in Meghalaya's South Garo Hills district which was recently published in an international journal, officials said on Tuesday.
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This Frog Species Can Secrete Wax To Stop It From Drying In Sun
The amphibian spends most of its life in the treetops, and it produces a waxy substance that covers its skin with a protective layer.
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2 Invasive Frog and Snake Species Cost World Economy $16 Billion: Report
Two invasive species, the American bullfrog and the brown tree snake, cost the world an estimated $16 billion between 1986 and 2020 by causing problems ranging from crop damage to power outages, according to a study published on Thursday.
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New Frog Species 'Adi Cascade' Discovered In Arunachal Pradesh
A team of biologists from Delhi University, Wildlife Institute of India and North Carolina Museum of Natural Science (USA) has discovered a new species of frog from the Adi hills Arunachal Pradesh, according to an official statement.
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‘Chocolate Frog’: Australian Researchers Discover New Species of the Amphibian in New Guinea
'Chocolate frog' or Litoria Mira, a new species of the amphibian has been discovered in swampy, lowland forests of New Guinea by Australian researchers.
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Fossil Of 2 Million Year Old Frog Found In Argentina
Argentine paleontologists have uncovered fossilized remains of a rare species of frog that lived two million years ago, the science and technology agency at the La Matanza national university said Monday.
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Romeo, Last Known Frog Of A Kind, Found Juliet. Did It Save The Species?
For 10 years, the world's last known Sehuencas water frog, named Romeo, lived alone in captivity in a Bolivian museum. Repeated expeditions by biologists into the nation's cloud forests, the only place the amphibians exist, had turned up no new specimens. The once-plentiful frogs had been all but wiped out by a killer fungus, widespread habitat los...
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World's Loneliest Frog, Romeo, Finds A Date In Juliet
Almost a year after conservationists sent out a plea to help save a species of Bolivian aquatic frog by finding a mate for the last remaining member, Romeo, his very own Juliet has been tracked down deep inside a cloud forest.
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26-Year-Old Woman Who Doesn't Code Creates Asia's Hottest Game
Japanese frogs are proliferating across Asia. The good news is, they're not an invasive species, nor are they real.
-
New Frog Species Named After Naturalist David Attenborough
New frog species named after David Attenborough Washington, Mar 8 (PTI) A new frog species, which measures just about two centimeters and was discovered in the Peruvian Andes, has been named after the famous British broadcaster and naturalist Sir David Attenborough.
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10,000 Endangered Frogs Die In Peru
Peru is investigating what killed some 10,000 Titicaca water frogs, a critically endangered species affectionately known as the "scrotum frog," in a river that is feared to be polluted, authorities said Monday.
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New Colourful Tree Frog Species Discovered In Australia
Scientists have discovered a new species of green treefrog in Australia - with distinctive orange hands and feet and iridescent purple inner thighs.
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The Kamasutra, Froggy Style
The Bombay night frog, scientists revealed Tuesday, favours a mating position previously unknown among the amphibian group's 7,000 species, only the seventh catalogued in what might be called the Kamasutra for frogs.
