Naming all the creatures and plants in nature is no small task. Fortunate Phaka is a zoologist who has conducted the first comprehensive analysis of naming and classification of frogs and reptiles in ...

Why are frogs diverse in some parts of Africa's rainforests and less so in others? The patterns of cooling and glaciation during the last ice age would probably not have been your first answer or even ...

The new species is described as having a flat face, downturned mouth, and round body, according to a study. Screen grab of photo shared on Facebook by Nick Evans. As an electrical storm hit a small ...

A genus of around 20 burrowing frog species found mostly in South Africa is famous for its members' short limbs, flat, angry-looking faces, and rounded “golf-ball” like bodies. Now, this collection of ...

The African frogs are in trouble! Luckily, the Southern African Frog Atlas Project is coming to the rescue with its gathering of much-needed population-level information Worldwide, disturbing reports ...

Researchers have uncovered unexpected diversity in the genetic processes that determine the sex of the African clawed frog, a significant discovery in what was already one of the most widely studied ...

As an electrical storm hit a small town in eastern South Africa, wildlife expert Nick Evans drove past a field in KwaZulu-Natal Province. He said he and two friends pulled over after hearing the calls ...