“The African reed frogs are a good model for how we can approach conservation,” says Simon. “Amphibians are particularly sensitive to environmental change, and so they are good indicator species for ...

European demand for frog legs could drive the amphibians to “irreversible extinction,” a new study has warned. Between 2010 and 2019, European Union countries imported 40.7 million kilograms of the ...

Frogs are a gardener’s friend. They act like natural pest control eating slugs, snails and other pests. If you have a pond already, you might soon see frog spawn, as this is the time of year when ...

Frog and toad sightings have fallen since 2014, with a lack of garden ponds believed to be a big factor in the declining numbers. The study focussed on Scotland in particular, frog and toad numbers ...

Scientists working in China and Vietnam have described a new frog species called Pham Anh’s spiny frog. Read about it here.

A pensioner ended up in hospital after eating eight live frogs to relieve her lower back pain. The 82-year-old woman from ...

Toy frogs have been banned from a hospital testing room because of fears about hygiene. Worthing Hospital has removed dozens of model amphibians from its pathology lab amid concerns that they could ...

Scientists have found seven new species of frogs in Madagascar whose high-pitched calls they say are like the “sound effects from the sci-fi television series Star Trek”. Researchers from the ...

Climate change has already increased the spread and severity of a fatal disease caused by Ranavirus that infects common frogs (Rana temporaria) in the United Kingdom, according to new research.