Amphibians
Purple is nature's rarest colour but purple animals do exist: Meet 9 beautiful, incredible purple animals that look like they've been painted
DNA reveals remarkable new tree toad species in Tanzanian mountains. They do something incredibly unique
Scientists investigating a single species of African toad found more than they
bargained for: three species, all of which give birth to live young.
Lizard vs newt: Just what's the difference between these 2 similar looking – but worlds apart – species...?
Newts and lizards can be mistaken for each other, despite being very different. This guide, from Amphibian and Reptile Conservation, explains how to tell them apart.
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This bizarre animal creates its own sunscreen by secreting a waxy substance 40 times more powerful than morphine
It produces a natural sun cream to protect itself from the elements, and also walks rather than hops and has opposable thumbs
The bizarre paradoxical frog shrinks as it grows up – and could help treat diabetes in humans
This amphibian’s colossal tadpole breaks one of nature's biggest rules and shrinks down into adulthood
“They parasitise their sexually reproducing cousins’ sperm for their own purposes”: Meet the self-replicating sisterhood
These unisexual gene thieves have survived for millions of years by cloning (and sometimes stealing) DNA
It sounds like a chicken, tastes like a chicken and raises its young like a chicken – but it isn't one
Despite its name, the mountain chicken isn't actually a chicken...
Why do frogs scream?
Jules Howard discusses possible reasons frogs scream
Explorers went into Peru’s remote highlands and found peculiar big-eyed creatures hiding in the mist
The team of researchers spent several years in the Andean mountains, where they made some amazing discoveries.
Puzzling sound leads Amazon expedition team to stunning discovery
Researchers were exploring the remote Juruá River Basin when a strange call caught their attention.
It breaks its own bones in the battle for a mate, can regenerate and is oddly hairy – meet this bizarre 'Wolverine'-like creature
Meet the amphibian with hair, claws and the ability to regenerate.
11 bizarrest frogs you (probably) haven't heard of - from ultrasonic screamers to a species that glue themselves together when mating
Discover the weird and wonderful oddballs from the world of frogs
This strange animal survives winter by stopping its heart for 8 months and 'dying' before leaping back to life in spring
This frog survives winter by spending it frozen solid - literally
It’s one of the most destructive and deadly animals on earth – meet the highly toxic ‘toadzilla’
The toad is considered one of the world’s most destructive invasive species, after being introduced to countries across the globe as a biological control.
Frogs are boiling – we need to turn the temperature down, warn scientists
Further increases in global temperatures could impact nearly 400 amphibian species, new study finds.
Rare creature lost for 130 years found hiding in Chilean mountains
Last seen alive in 1893, scientists have rediscovered two populations of the elusive animal in the high streams of the Andes.
It clucks like a chicken, lives beneath mountains and is named after a king – meet 'India's oddest animal'
Once a year, this strange purple creature emerges from its underground lair to undertake a critical deed.
This bizarre tree-dwelling animal from California just got even weirder – and there's footage to prove it
Scientists have discovered that a strange creature, known for its incredible skydiving leaps through the redwood trees of north-west California, has blood-powered toes. And they think they know why
Meet the world’s largest frog that's a whopping 30cm long
Did you know the world's largest frog is a whopping 32cm long and weighs 3.25kg?
How frogs inspired ventilators in critical care medicine, giving the breath of life to patients
Discover how understanding that some amphibians breathe differently from humans helped revolutionise life-saving respiratory care.
“It’s a major logistical operation" – toad patrols in Britain are saving thousands of amphibians a year
In early spring, thousands of toads venture onto Britain’s roads as they travel back to their breeding grounds. But help is at hand to ensure safe passage
Mating is a deadly business for these females, as the males are so desperate to breed they don't care if the females get killed in the process
Why necrophilia is an evolutionary advantage for the Rhinella proboscidea
80 prehistoric tombs filled with bizarre animal skulls found in Wyoming
The chambers were built as refuges, but the animals that created them ended up getting trapped inside then fossilised for 230 million years, a new study finds.
A long-lost sound has returned to the great mountains of Yosemite National Park
And it could have positive implications for wildlife around the world, say scientists.