A new fossil study shows that frogs from the genus Eleutherodactylus are geologically the oldest Caribbean vertebrates to be found in Florida. They made the journey 20 million years ago, when much of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Coquí frogs, invasive in Florida and Hawaii, face a fungal pathogen that affects more than 500 species of amphibians. Alberto ...

Florida is often called the state with the most invasive animals, and a few of those are frogs and toads that have settled into its warm climate. With its abundant wetlands, forests, rivers, and ...

The invasive, and elusive, Cuban tree frog has spread throughout Florida, requiring only a puddle of water to breed. With spring rain on the horizon, Dr. Steve Johnson, a professor of Wildlife Ecology ...

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — You know them for their bulging eyes, webbed feet and distinctive raspy call. You've probably seen them (or likely heard them) in your backyard. We're talking about the invasive ...

FILE: Photo of a gopher frog. A team of University of Central Florida scientists has identified a rise in sick frogs in the area and a resulting die-off. The bug that’s making the frogs sick is called ...

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — Frogs are a crucial part of the world’s ecosystem and are considered an indicator species since their sensitivity to environmental changes and pollution can serve as early ...

A seldom-studied parasite fatal to frogs is more widespread than previously thought and growing deadlier as the world warms, a new University of Central Florida study found. The deadly disease it ...

Deep in the forests of Haiti lives the blue-eyed La Hotte glanded frog (Eleutherodactylus glandulifer), which once went 20 years without being observed by scientists. It belongs to a diverse genus ...

Deep in the forests of Haiti lives the blue-eyed La Hotte glanded frog (Eleutherodactylus glandulifer), which once went 20 years without being observed by scientists. It belongs to a diverse genus ...