Scientists have discovered the oldest-known fossil of a tadpole, dating back approximately 161 million years to the Middle Jurassic period Scientists have discovered the oldest-known fossil of a ...

A photograph of a giant, green-and-yellow tadpole longer than a human hand turned up in an X post on Feb. 12, 2025. At the time of this reporting, the post had received more than 296,000 views. At the ...

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, ...

L. larvaepartus (male, left, and female) from Indonesia is the only frog ever discovered to birth live tadpoles. Photo: Jim McGuire Here's how frogs usually grow: Gooey clutches of frog eggs (a ...

In one of the tallest rain forests in the world, scientists have discovered a fanged frog that gives birth to live tadpoles. Of the 6,455 known species of frogs on our planet, it is the only one to ...

Tadpole species that lost their lungs through evolution never re-evolve them, even when environmental change would make it ...

How do frogs breathe and drink through their skin? Aye-ayes: The strange nocturnal lemurs with long, creepy fingers Creepy new giant insect may be the heaviest ever recorded in Australia Why it's ...

Have you ever wondered how city life affects animals like frogs? A new study reveals that urban Túngara frog tadpoles develop faster —but end up being smaller — than tadpoles from forests, probably ...

These are frog eggs. This is how we're used to frogs having babies. They lay eggs, those eggs hatch into tadpoles ... and you learned the rest in science class. However, a newly discovered species of ...

A group of researchers were part of an expedition to French Guiana to study tropical frogs in the Amazon. Various amphibian species of this region use ephemeral pools of water as their nurseries, and ...