frogs

Have you ever wanted to name a newly discovered endangered animal species? Well now’s your chance.

Amphibians are an important component of the global ecosystem, as indicators of environmental health and contributors to human health. They watched the dinosaurs come and go, but today almost half of them are themselves threatened with extinction. Addressing the amphibian extinction crisis represents the greatest species conservation challenge in the

 The world’s tiniest frog and a salamander that can go ten years between meals have been identified as being among the rarest and most remarkable amphibians.

Frogs, because of the nature of how they breed and reproduce are often the first to go when there is pollution in the environment. Their thin permeable skin allows pollutants to easily pass into their systems.

Horrific deformities in frogs are the result of a cascade of events that starts when nitrogen and phosphorus from farming and ranching bleed into lakes and ponds, researchers said on Monday.

With amphibians facing population crashes around the world, the red-eyed tree frog has become a poster species for rainforest conservation. Watch the life cycle of tree frogs -- from birth, maturity, reproduction, and predation by insects, snakes, and caimans. Stunning, beautiful photos, but not for the weak-hearted!

View an amazing, interactive photo essay featuring pcitures of tree frogs!