Before their populations started to dwindle, California red-legged frogs could be found in ponds and wetlands from Northern California all the way down to Mexico. Now the frog, which is listed as a ...

As its name suggests, this small frog is native to the Sierra Nevada. Unfortunately, this species has seen population ...

The Los Angeles Zoo has released about 170 endangered frogs to their native habitat in the San Gabriel Mountains as part of ongoing conservation efforts for the species. The release of the southern ...

A group of rare 'galaxy' frogs have disappeared and are feared to have been killed after photographers reportedly destroyed their habitats. The tiny star-speckled Melanobatrachus indicus is the only ...

THE SANTA ROSA PLATEAU ECOLOGICAL RESERVE — The scientist traipses to a pond wearing rubber boots but he doesn’t enter the water. Instead, Brad Hollingsworth squats next to its swampy edge and ...

Frogs have long held a bad rap (at least among some people) for being slimy, even scary, critters, but that's not very fair to these amazing amphibians. There are currently around 7,600 known species ...

The southern mountain yellow-legged frog — which one researcher lovingly called "L.A.'s frog" — is being rehabitated by the L.A. Zoo and other organizations. About 170 froglets, raised by zoo staff, ...

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Galaxy frogs are endangered by flash photography, handling, and habitat disruption. Learn how tourism is harming this fragile species.