Save the date! Xenopus Resources and Emerging Technologies (XRET) Meeting: October 2-5, 2026 at MBL, Woods Hole, MA https://www.xenbase.org/xenbase/doNewsRead.do?id=1048 #science #devbio #xenopus #frogs
Captive-bred Panamanian golden frogs released to the wild

Captive-bred Panamanian golden frogs are returning to the wild for the first time since 2009, as scientists study how to rewild species lost to fungal disease.

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#frogs #Frogstodon #Frogsofmastodon Peters' Andes Frog (Phrynopus peruanus) photographed by Rudi von May

The brown tree frog, also known as the Hong Kong whipping frog, found in the Phnom Prampi cave in Battambang province, a designated natural heritage site. The frog gets its name from the way the female uses her back legs to whip up foam before making a nest for her eggs.

Photograph: Phyroum Chourn/Fauna & Flora

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Cinnamon Tree Frog (Nyctixalus pictus) also known as painted Indonesian treefrog among other names, is a species of frog found in Malay Peninsula, the Philippines etc. Their unique call sounds like peep, mistaken for the sound of an insect. These frogs can change color from hour to hour, with juveniles being the brightest. When threatend, they can play dead. Tadpoles have their eyes on top of their heads to look upwards, and they drop from their tree hole nests into the water.
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💁🏻‍♀️ ICYMI: 🌷✨ Animator Andrea Love and illustrator Phoebe Wahl used felted wool and #handmade sets to #craft this version of Thumbelina.

Instead of a traditional #love story, the short #film follows a tiny child born from a #flower as she finds her place in the world.

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#frogs #frogstodon #Frogsofmastodon Phrynopus kauneorum, photo credit Edgar Lehr, Rudolf von May, Jiri Moravec, Juan Carlos Cusi

This? This is your brain. And this? This is your brain on frogs.

Any questions?

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World Frog Day: New species described amid threats to amphibian survival

March 20 is World Frog Day. Frogs and toads have inhabited Earth for hundreds of millions of years, but 40% of amphibians species are now at risk of extinction, according to the latest conservation assessments. Every year, roughly 150 new amphibian species are described. But many are immediately listed as threatened or endangered due to […]

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#frogs #Frogstodon #Frogsofmastodon Phrynopus juninensis, photo credit Edgar Lehr, Rudolf von May, Jiri Moravec, Juan Carlos Cusi