Three new toad species bypass the tadpole stage entirely, giving birth to fully formed babies in isolated mountain forests.

Scientists have uncovered three new toad species that have been hiding in plain sight. These hauntingly beautiful tree toads from Tanzania’s Eastern Arc Mountains have an unusual way of reproducing.

These species belong to the genus Nectophrynoides, commonly known as "Tree Toads," which are unique among amphibians for ...

“These are truly live-bearing, so they give birth just like us,” herpetologist, evolutionary biologist, and study author Dr ...

An international team of researchers have identified three new species of enchanting, pustular, tree-dwelling toads from Africa. Their solution for having offspring away from water? Skipping the ...

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Nectophrynoides comprise only about one percent of all frogs and toads, but that number is officially increasing. In a study published in the journal Vertebrate Zoology, biologists describe an ...

Scientists have discovered a group of tree-dwelling toads that give birth to live young rather than laying spawn in water. · Although these toads dwell high in the forests of Tanzania’s Eastern Arc ...

Learn how three new toad species from Tanzania’s Eastern Arc Mountains evolved to skip the tadpole stage — revealing one of nature’s rarest reproductive strategies.

Africa's secretary bird, a raptor with crane-like legs, delivers powerful, precise kicks to subdue prey like snakes. New ...

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