Researchers have identified a new species of poison-dart frog, Ranitomeya hwata, in the remote bamboo-forest of Alto Purus ...

Toxins found in the skin of poison dart frogs may hitch a ride there via molecular taxicabs. Now, scientists have pinpointed a protein that can give at least some poisons a ride. The protein, dubbed ...

Richard Lynch, a local botanist, has the most unusual of alarm clocks: He wakens daily to the peculiar sound of amphibian mating calls. Criiick criiick. Ticki-ticki-ticki-ticki! Amorous jungle noises ...

Natural selection has played a role in the development of the many skins patterns of the tiny Ranitomeya imitator poison dart frog. Natural selection has played a role in the development of the many ...

DONOSO, Panama, Sept. 29 (UPI) --Andinobates geminisae, a newly discovered poison dart frog species, is both loud and quiet -- loud in that its body is colored a garish bright orange, and quiet in ...

Long Beach residents and visitors alike will soon have a chance to dive into the wild world of amphibians, thanks to a new exhibit at the Aquarium of the Pacific. The new exhibit, dubbed “FROGS: ...

Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute (SCBI) and Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) scientists working as part of the Panama Amphibian Rescue and Conservation Project hatched the ...