Frogs & Toads in Print

As early indicators of environmental stress, frogs and toads have been receiving a lot more attention lately. Now there’s a new book to help experts and beginners alike learn more about these little critters.
The Frogs and Toads of North America is a very special book. Covering all 101 species in North America, the book contains [...]

You’re Eating What?

The world’s frogs face yet another threat to their survival: overeating by humans.
A global team of researchers has estimated the international trade in frog meat represents 200 million to 1 billion frogs eaten each year, or about 11,000 tons of frog meat.
The largest destination for frog legs is France, but the USA is a very [...]

A Hairy Frog With Claws?

No we’re not making this up. Nature provides ample evidence of stranger-than-fiction creatures, and Africa’s hairy frog Trichobatrachus robustus certainly fits the category.
This 11 cm long amphibian is hairy during the mating season, when the male develops a thick bristle-like fringe along his flanks and thighs. The ‘hair’ is actually a mass of thin strands [...]