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![Lime-green Hyalinobatrachium nouns was named for the Nouns decentralized autonomous organization (DAO), a group that uses cryptocurrency to buy and sell non-fungible tokens (NFTs).](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/c6XpgFbppdjLevnGZAz8af-320-80.jpg)
Crypto organization names newfound glass frog species — here’s why that's concerning
By Stephanie Pappas published
A new species of glass frog has been named by a cryptocurrency organization, triggering concern over the high environmental cost of crypto.
![This red-eyed tree frog (Agalychnis callidryas) has special toe pads for climbing.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rmAevCNFB3KPkNeQoBm9i8-320-80.jpg)
What's the difference between a frog and a toad?
By Elizabeth Howell published
The difference between a frog and a toad is mainly skin-deep. Here's how to tell the amphibians apart.
![Craugastor cueyatl on a Mexican 10-peso coin, which has a diameter of 1.1 inches (28 millimeters).](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aKdnRTeTkws7wDJbiaQFPX-320-80.jpg)
Newfound species of wee frogs found in Mexico can fit on your fingertip
By Mindy Weisberger published
Scientists recently described six new species of miniature frogs that inhabit forest floors in Mexico and Guatemala.
![An African clawed frog with normal limbs.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KCwyJJVmUMHwYf9ZvsJzWL-320-80.jpg)
Frogs regrow amputated legs in breakthrough experiment
By Patrick Pester published
Researchers have stimulated limb regrowth in frogs' amputated legs after giving them to a "cocktail" of drugs encased in a silicon stump called a "BioDome."
![Taiwan is currently fighting to contain an invasion of toxic cane toads (Rhinella marina).](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LFDFpY4xuYBg8zZ3xtemE3-320-80.jpg)
Toxic cane toads are invading Taiwan. Conservationists race to contain warty amphibians.
By Harry Baker published
Taiwan is racing to contain an outbreak of invasive cane toads, which likely escaped from a black market breeder.
![A close up of a blue poison dart frog](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UXpjb7nPZxRCK4AYZgewJA-320-80.jpg)
Poison dart frogs: Facts about the beautiful but deadly amphibians
By Scott Dutfield published
Reference They might look cute, but the toxins from a poison dart frog can be strong enough to kill several humans.
![The cane toad (Rhinella marina) is an invasive species in Australia, where its tadpoles have become voracious cannibals.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CHahmpdDrEbMFQrgbwf9GW-320-80.jpg)
Cannibal toads eat so many of their young, they're speeding up evolution
By Laura Geggel published
Competition is so fierce Down Under, the invasive cane toad has become a mega-cannibal.
![The head of a Taiwanese kukri snake in Lantau Island, Hong Kong plunges deep into the abdomen of a banded bullfrog.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qYcfhAuijTMyTJzfpHqjhF-320-80.jpg)
Snakes insert their heads into living frogs' bodies to swallow their organs (because nature is horrifying)
By Mindy Weisberger published
In two new studies, researchers identified more snakes that disembowel frogs to eat their organs, a gruesome habit that was only recently discovered.
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