Red-eyed tree frog. Photo by Rhett Butler. In recognition of Amphibian Ark winning mongabay.com’s 2011 conservation award, our pictures of the day this week will focus on amphibians. The red-eyed tree ...

For frogs, love is noisy. Each spring, swamps, marshes and ponds across the United States become the amphibian equivalent of raucous singles bars as a host of damp-skinned hopefuls from many species ...

What: 15th Annual Critter Count. Learn all about amphibians and reptiles during Vancouver’s annual waterfront census of frogs, snakes and lizards. Children are welcome if accompanied by adults. When: ...

It's the next generation -- of tree frogs. A new species was discovered in Madagascar and named for having "Star Trek" like cadences. Paramount/courtesy Everett Collection Beam me up, froggy. Deep in ...

Researchers have discovered seven new species of tree frogs that make otherworldly calls in the rainforests of Madagascar. Their strange, high-pitched whistling calls sound more like sound effects ...

To find her mate amidst a cacophony of frog croaks, groans, squeaks and trills, a female green tree frog just needs to take a deep breath. “We think the lungs are working a bit like some ...

That sound is made only by Pacific tree frogs, which live on the West Coast. But thanks to Hollywood, a recording of Pacific tree frogs “ribbiting” has been used in movies for almost a century to ...

Ann: Hello, welcome to Noisy by Nature. My name is Ann. My favourite thing to do is use my ears to listen to different sounds that nature makes. I love the sound of a white plumed honeyeater, singing ...

Female American green tree frogs use their inflated lungs to dampen the mating calls of other species so they can pick out the ones from males they may mate with. Male frogs use mating calls, ranging ...

For us humans, having a conversation in a crowded room is challenging – it’s often called the cocktail party problem. The mix of sounds arriving at our eardrums needs to be analysed to pick out the ...