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![a black rain frog puffed up staring at the camera on a grassy background](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GhxKFYf9m57tzzprLXiHpA-320-80.jpg)
Black rain frog: The bizarre, grumpy-faced amphibian that's terrible at jumping and swimming
By Hannah Osborne published
The funny-looking puffed up frog is only found on the forested slopes of the southern Cape fold mountains in South Africa and spends most of its time underground.
![A frog is seen diving headfirst into a flower's bulb to access nectar.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/atFTa6hrijSVH84LRmrLPd-320-80.jpg)
Brazilian tree frogs could be the 1st example of amphibians pollinating flowers, study finds
By Jennifer Nalewicki published
Scientists in Brazil may have observed the first example of an amphibian pollinating a flowering plant.
![A hellbender salamander sitting on a rock.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/boSr5MPCFans5o5jCdh5N6-320-80.jpg)
Hellbender salamander dads are cannibalizing their young, and deforestation may be to blame
By Jennifer Nalewicki published
Deforestation is forcing hellbender salamander dads to eat their young.
![A frog clings to a tree branch.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/x7yxViRuyKtFjgcRaJ5ooZ-320-80.jpg)
Otherworldly 'Lord of the Rings' frog discovered in the mountains of Ecuador
By Sascha Pare published
A previously unknown frog species was discovered in Ecuador and named after fantasy author J. R. R. Tolkien.
![A woman holds a 6-pound cane toad found in a national park.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YBNbiUcKqmYY9LySsvFs3Y-320-80.jpg)
'Monster cane toad' dubbed 'Toadzilla' found in Australia
By Jennifer Nalewicki published
Rangers in Australia stumbled upon a giant cane toad resembling a "football with legs"
![A group of glassfrogs sleeping together upside down on a leaf, showing their leaf camouflage in transmitted (downwelling) light.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cG3RLM3EWYFESPE2gS2wGm-320-80.jpg)
Transparent glassfrogs 'vanish' at night by hiding red blood cells in liver
By Joshua A. Krisch published
Glassfrogs can render themselves nearly invisible while they sleep with a unique trick; they pack nearly 90% of their red blood into one of their organs.
![A colored gradient of frogs, from black to green.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Qs8rkhhEewcC4ozocwD5ZY-320-80.jpg)
Chernobyl radiation set off black frog surge while green frogs 'croaked.' Evolution explains why.
By Jennifer Nalewicki last updated
Chernobyl frogs' evolution shows how they have adapted to live with higher radiation by turning black.
![The chocolate frog has been hiding in the crocodile-infested swamps of New Guinea, evading detection until now.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LsBqeNKPFjosmaNcCGXcS7-320-80.jpeg)
Adorable 'chocolate frog' discovered in crocodile-infested swamp
By Brandon Specktor last updated
Scientists cataloging tree frogs in New Guinea stumbled across a never-before-seen 'chocolate frog' with brown skin and adorable eyes.
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