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A 200-year-old mystery about newts has finally been solved
A genetic flaw dooms half of all crested newts to die before they hatch – now we know…
Seven newly named frog species make whistles that sound like Star Trek
Boophis pikei, a newly named species of Madagascan frog Miguel Vences (CC-BY-SA 4.0) Deep in the forests of…
Charles Darwin’s frogs turn mating upside down
Turning around and backing up out of pools found in tree hollows may help mating Charles Darwin’s frogs…
Winter ‘sauna’ helps endangered frogs fight off fungal disease
Green and golden bell frogs in an artificial hotspot shelter Anthony Waddle One of Australia’s most endangered amphibians…
World’s only lungless frog species actually does have lungs after all
The Bornean flat-headed frog has lungs after all Chien Lee/naturepl.com A tiny frog from Borneo was thought to…
Worm-like caecilian produces a kind of milk for its hatchlings
A female ringed caecilian with its young Carlos Jared A worm-like creature secretes a nutritious milk from its…
Brazilian flea toad may be the world’s smallest vertebrate
A flea toad perches on 1 Brazilian real (the coin has a diameter of 27 millimetres) Renato Gaiga…