Australian Yellow-Spotted Bell frog hops back to life
Presumed extinct for nearly 30 years, a colony of nearly 100 yellow-spotted bell frogs have been found in the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales.
“I spy with my little eye something beginning with g…”
This Henkel’s leaf-tailed gecko was recently spotted hanging out by a Texan wildlife photography couple in the Parc National de la Montagne d’Ambre, in Madagascar.
The gecko is so suited to its surroundings, it is nearly impossible to make it out as it poses as a branch by day in order to hide from hungry predators. By night, its ability to camouflage itself enables it to hunt for prey through stealth. Read More »
The newfound species facing instant extinction threat
A treasure trove of previously undiscovered biodiversity including a slug-sucking snake and 30 species of rain frog has been found in an unusual region of Ecuadorian rainforest – but scientists fear the creatures may become extinct before they have even been properly studied and described. Read More »
Giant rat, tree kangaroo among ‘Lost World’ discoveries
A new species of giant rat, a kangaroo-type creature that lives in trees and a fanged frog are among more than 40 never-before-seen creatures discovered during a “Lost World”-style expedition to a previously unexplored volcanic crater in Papua New Guinea. Read More »
Amorous amphibians feel urge to mate by moonlight
It’s not just werewolves who are driven wild by the luminescent glow of a full moon. Researchers have discovered that the lunar phenomenon also brings out the beast in amphibians with frogs, toads and newts all over the world apparently sharing a common predilection for mating by moonlight. Read More »
‘Massive’ turtle invasion shuts down JFK airport runway
A runway at New York’s JFK airport was closed Thursday after “massive numbers” of turtles invaded the landing strip, causing flights to be delayed by up to 90 minutes as ground crews rounded up the wayward terrapins. Read More »
Australia’s new ally in war on toads: Meat-eating ants
Australian scientists believe they have discovered a secret weapon in the country’s war on toxic toads with new research suggesting the poisonous amphibians are highly vulnerable to attack by meat ants. Read More »
New frogs and spiders found in ‘Lost World’ wilderness
Dozens of new species including a tiny chirping frog, a bright green tree frog with enormous eyes, a striped gecko and more than 50 types of spider have been discovered in the remote mountain forests have Papua New Guinea. Read More »
Help toads cross roads in real-life ‘Frogger’
Image: Remember Frogger, the classic 1980s computer game in which you were tasked with helping a plucky amphibian find his way home across a perilous busy road? Well, now wildlife enthusiasts can take part in a real-life version of the game after a conservation group used Google Earth to map hundreds of “toad crossings” across the UK. Read More »
