In the rainforests of Malaysia, a group of “guardian” creatures carry their young on their backs. The animals are about 1.5 ...

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The declaration provides the highest level of legal protection under the National Environmental Management Protected Areas ...

Walking through a dark misty forest in Madagascar, a team of scientists followed a “distinct” chirping sound to its ...

It feeds on small reptiles and rodents as well as frogs, especially rain frogs. As the name suggests, these snakes are black in colour with white skin between the scales that is more visible in ...

In the damp, grassy slopes of the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands, an unassuming amphibian has leapt into the scientific ...

One night, after some heavy rain, they set out to find the elusive Bilbo’s rain frog (Breviceps bagginsi), named after Bilbo Baggins, from The Lord of the Rings, who also lived in a hole in the ...

Meet the desert rain frog (Breviceps macrops), a tiny amphibian native to the coastal dunes of Namibia and South Africa, renowned for its high-pitched squeak that remarkably resembles a squeaky toy.

After taking extensive photos and recordings, the trio sent them off to the “rain frog man” himself, Minter, and South African frog expert Louis Du Preez. When it came to officially introducing the ...

A new frog species, Boston rain frog, was discovered in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal during an electrical storm after being misidentified as the Bilbo’s rain frog.