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But maybe to really get it, you have to talk to a frog expert. Conservation biologist Brian Gratwicke, who oversees the amphibian conservation programs at the National Zoo, wasn’t familiar with Sounds ...
The spotted chorus frog, Pseudacris clarkii, lives in grasslands in the American south. Froggy choirs are their loudest after heavy rainfall in the winter and spring.
Today, rain frogs are found in the Caribbean and parts of Central and North America. The oldest known fossil from the genus belongs to the coquí frog, which has been in Caribbean forests for at ...
Strangest of all, the Southern toad’s warning vibration sounds like an outtake from an Aphex Twin record. Over the years, Sounds of North American Frogs has become something of a cult classic.
The largest of all North American frogs, bullfrogs can grow to a length of eight inches and can weigh up to 1.5 pounds.
A study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences introduced Eotephradactylus mcintireae, the earliest pterosaur yet found in North America and among the oldest recorded ...
Wood frogs, America’s farthest north amphibians and one of our state’s most unlikely residents, are the only species of frog living north of Southeast Alaska.
The magazine Garden & Gun has an article this week about the Smithsonian album Sounds of North American Frogs, which is apparently a “cult classic” among amateur naturalists.
Cuban tree frogs are native to Cuba, the Cayman Island and the Bahamas. They made their way to Florida in the 1920s, likely on cargo ships, according to the University of Florida.
Cuban tree frogs are native to Cuba, the Cayman Island and the Bahamas. They made their way to Florida in the 1920s, likely on cargo ships, according to the University of Florida.