Everyone’s afraid of something, but sometimes our fears are so strong they affect our lives in surprisingly significant ways. Though frogs might not seem very intimidating, the fear of frogs is ...

Frogs, like butterflies and salamanders, have what is called a "bi-phasic life cycle." They undergo metamorphosis to grow from their larval stage, as a non-reproductive tadpole that swims underwater, ...

Ranidaphobia is the medical term for a phobia of frogs and toads. A phobia is an intense, irrational fear of something that poses little or no actual danger. Treatment may include exposure therapy or ...

Most amphibians die when exposed to salt — except the crab-eating frog, which thrives with it. Here’s how it rewrote the physiology playbook.

When I got my first look at Boulenger’s backpack frog, I thought the poor thing was suffering from the world’s most unpleasant skin disease. The frog in this video appears to be wearing a cluster of ...