The genome sequence of the most common laboratory frog reveals that it originated when different frog species hybridized and the genome doubled, paralleling events that led to the origin of ...

The southern corroboree frog is an iconic species in Australia. The tiny frog is known for the striking yellow and black markings that cover its body, which warn predators of its poisonous skin. The ...

Scientists in Western Australia have found a tree frog which is bright blue, rather than the usual green, due to a rare genetic mutation. The blue magnificent tree frog was spotted in the Charnley ...

It can be hard to determine if an animal is extinct or just really good at hiding, especially for already-elusive creatures like frogs. But now, researchers have demonstrated a new way to track lost ...

During the genome-assembly process for a diploid organism (one, like humans, that has two sets of chromosomes), a single reference chromosome sequence is generated to correspond to each chromosome ...

You might enjoy HBO’s The Last of Us, but for frogs, the fungi-triggered zombie apocalypse show hits far too close to home. Since the 1980s, a deadly fungal disease has been spreading through ...

Biologists have found that lake frogs of the same "appearance" have different mitochondrial DNA. Such heterogeneous genetics probably helps to better adapt to the environmental conditions. [quote]'It ...

Water frogs have emerged as a compelling model in evolutionary biology due to their unusual modes of hybridization and reproductive genomics. Interspecific crosses between parental species have given ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. A Brazilian frog species, Megaelosia bocainensis, thought to have gone extinct in 1968 has been found with eDNA testing, which picks up the traces ...

Many snakes make meals of frogs, but some appear to be transferring their DNA into the amphibians as well. A genetic analysis suggests that parasites shared between snakes and frogs may facilitate the ...