Frogs mate in a position called amplexus, with the smaller male clasping the female from behind in a ride that can last two ...

Dr Amber Teacher, studying a post-doctorate at Royal Holloway, University of London, has discovered evidence that a disease may be causing a behavioural change in frogs. The research, published in the ...

Male frogs often mistake other species, objects, and even lifeless frogs for mates, a mix-up known as misdirected amplexus. Learn why this mating mistake could be millions of years old. A shoe, a ...

Six mating positions (amplexus modes) are known among the almost 7,000 species of frogs and toads found worldwide. However, the Bombay night frog (Nyctibatrachus humayuni), which is endemic to the ...

You know when your girlfriend is trying to cannibalize your other girlfriend’s offspring, so you wrap her in a tight platonic hug to distract her? No? Must just be a Thoropa taophora thing then. In a ...

The “world’s loneliest frog,” once thought to be the last of its species, now has a girlfriend after scientists in Bolivia trekked to a remote rainforest seeking a mate for the solitary amphibian, ...

The mating call of túngara frogs also attracts one of their main predators, according to new research. Frogs have been struggling a bit in recent years. Their populations around the world have been ...

Scientists say two rare water frogs had a long-awaited first “date” and showed signs of mating, which could help save the species. The two are critically endangered Sehuencas water frogs, native to ...

In a world first, reproductive biologists at the University of Wollongong (UOW) have successfully applied hormones topically to the abdomens of northern corroboree frogs to get breeding pairs of the ...

Typical signs of spring include budding trees, a colorful assortment of flowers, tweeting birds and the cacophony of singing frogs. The warmer weather is enough to inspire anyone to sing with joy, but ...