Watch out for these balloons

Sometimes resplendent, ungainly at other times, frogs are indicators of ecological health

Online Come, know the toad

Mother of Machiavellianism

Invasive plant prepares native lizards for a toad fight

Gap species

Endangered species are not adequately protected in their habitats

Hit and run

How it affects wildlife

The chorus is dying

A virulent fungal disease is killing frogs in what might be the sixth mass extinction

Involuntary sex change

This is next in the series of frog extinction events

Bytes

Hospital infections fear frogs

No home, no fungus

Deforestation protects some frogs from a deadly infection

The aftermath

Compound in toad skin could cure liver cancer

Rs 25,00,000 conservation fund for amphibians and reptiles

Fear instinct

Frogs see common herbicide as predator

Science & Technology - Briefs

Science and Technology - Briefs

Science and Technology - Briefs

In Short

Scientists identify viruses causing mass deaths of amphibians in Europe

Pathogenic viruses can jump between a range of species; pose threat to reptiles, too

Amphibians exposed to insecticides during larval stages are not at greater risk of disease: study

Study conducted on Gray Tree frogs for 28 days

Rare appearance

After a decade, the Bostami turtles stage a comeback in Tripura

Survey of global species' distribution data shows gaps in emerging economies

As part of the survey, scientists investigated millions of records about the distribution of known species of mammals, birds and amphibians

How we're saving the mountain chicken frog from one of the world's worst wildlife diseases

A nasty fungus killed 85% of Dominica's mountain chicken frogs in just 18 months – but the species lives on

Translocation can stop extinction: new salamander study

A Purdue University research tracked 41 Hellbenders, a type of salamander found in the midwestern US

'Frogs are beautiful'

Wildlife filmamker Ajay Bedi talks to Down To Earth about his recent documentary, 'The Secret Life of Frogs' that released commercially recently