As the only living macropodoid (the group that includes kangaroos, wallabies, potoroos and bettongs) that doesn’t hop, they can provide a crucial insight into how and when this iconic form of ...

Favourable short-term conditions kept Australia’s environmental scorecard high in 2024 – but long-term problems are worsening ...

Males of the South American species incubate their young in their vocal sacs. The London Zoo recently established a breeding ...

With rainfall in decline, sprinklers are now the lifeline helping Queensland's endangered bum-breathing turtles survive.

Ever flushed a toilet in the Australian outback and seen a frog staring back at you? These so-called “dunny frogs”—famous for ...

Frogs in Minecraft, introduced in June 2022, enhance the game's ecosystem with their unique behaviors and habitats in swamps and mangrove biomes. They produce colorful froglights when eating small ...

In a national park of southern China, a color-changing creature with yellowy eyes sat in the damp grass and called out. The ...

the team identified two new species: the western desert tree frog (Litoria larisonans) found in the Pilbara and central arid zones in WA; and the ruddy tree frog (Litoria pyrina), which lives in ...

But looks can be misleading, so researchers tested the frogs’ DNA. Based on the results, they realized they’d discovered a “cryptic” new species: Zhangixalus nanshanensis, or the Nanshan ...