The males of a Brazilian frog species is the first amphibian known to stay faithful to two females throughout its breeding season, replicating a style of mating seen in mammals Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2251718-male-brazilian-frog-stays-loyal-to-two-females-during-breeding-season/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Tag: amphibian
Ancient 4-limbed fish reveals origin of human hand
The origin of digits in land vertebrates is hotly debated, but a new study suggests that human hands likely evolved from the fins of the Elpistostege, a fish that lived more than 380-million-years ago. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/elpistostege-ancient-4limbed-fish-fin-origin-human-hand…
Live tree frog is found inside a green pepper
An unsuspecting amphibian recently found itself at the center of a very peculiar mystery in Quebec, Canada. When Nicole Gagnon sliced open a fresh gre… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/334682/live-tree-frog-is-found-inside-a-green-pepper…
Deadly frog fungus now thrives where we thought it couldn’t survive
A notorious fungus that is devastating amphibian populations is far more common than first thought, leaving biologists wondering why only some infected animals die Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2220158-deadly-frog-fungus-now-thrives-where-we-thought-it-couldnt-survive/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
New species of giant salamander is the world’s largest amphibian
The South China giant salamander, one of two new species of giant salamander, may grow to be almost 2 metres long – making it the worlds largest amphibian Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2216451-new-species-of-giant-salamander-is-the-worlds-largest-amphibian/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…