A good question! Frogs are amphibians. This means they can’t regulate their own body temperatures and start life as water-dwelling creatures. As they mature, they grow legs and lungs to live on land.

If you’ve recently adopted a pet frog or are planning on taking one in and aren’t sure how to care for it yet, you probably have all kinds of questions about their needs in captivity. From figuring ...

First off, congrats on adopting your new froggy friend! We’re all very “hoppy” for you and your new pond pal! After you get their habitat all nice and ready, and you've got plenty of bugs and other ...

Australia is home to extraordinary reptiles and frogs, from giant lace monitors to tiny alpine froglets. Over 1,100 reptiles and 250 frog species are found across the Australian continent and islands.

Wading through a moonlit pond on Australia's east coast talking to frogs makes Michael Mahony feel like a kid again. The 70-year-old biology professor and conservationist at Australia's University of ...

A mother in Rockville, Maryland, bought a tadpole for her daughter in 1989. The frog it became, Gilly, is still going strong, causing an inquiry into the lifespan of a pet frog is questioned.

Geoffrey Heard works for The University of Queensland on the Threatened Species Index project, a key part of the Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network (TERN). TERN is funded by the Australian ...