Most everyone recognizes frogs. Frogs, like salamanders and newts, are amphibians. Unlike salamanders, they have made a major evolutionary detour from the body plan of their ancient ancestors. The ...

Physical restraint of larger frogs. Medium and large frogs and toads (>5 g) should be grasped around their waist with their hind limbs fully extended. The handler should make sure the frog cannot ...

The word “toad” is usually used for frogs that have warty and dry skin, as well as shorter hind legs. Both toads and frogs fall under the order known as Anura which basically means “without ...

Frogs can vary widely in how they look ... The model, which considered brain size, body size, hind limb size, and degree of crypsis, calculated the direct or indirect influence of these variables on ...

A new chemical treatment allowed African clawed frogs, which normally don’t regenerate limbs, to regrow functional hind legs following amputation. Dan is a News Editor at The Scientist. He writes and ...

The underside is whitish, with dark mottling on the throat and yellow-orange in the groin area and on the underside of the hind limbs. HABITAT: Potential relict leopard frog habitat includes permanent ...

DESCRIPTION: The largest native frog in the American West, the red-legged frog can be five inches long. In adults, the bellies and undersides of the hind legs are red or salmon pink; backs are ...