It’s natural to assume all frog species spend their lives above ground, hopping along lily pads and rocky riversides. However, burrowing frogs are more common than you think. Known as fossorial ...

The shovel-nosed frog, Australian turtle frog, and the Mexican burrowing toad aren’t close cousins at all and aren’t likely to be spotted hanging out close to each other on the globe.

How the rare spotted shovel-nosed frog digs. | Nick Evans “Eventually, it called when we were pretty much right on top of it. The four of us frantically dug around, as this species will call ...

Fossorial frogs aren’t rare. In fact, there are at least a dozen named species found around the world, including the giant burrowing frog in Australia and multiple shovelnose frogs located in ...