Florida is often called the state with the most invasive animals, and a few of those are frogs and toads that have settled into its warm climate. With its abundant wetlands, forests, rivers, and ...

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — You know them for their bulging eyes, webbed feet and distinctive raspy call. You've probably seen them (or likely heard them) in your backyard. We're talking about the invasive ...

A new fossil study shows that frogs from the genus Eleutherodactylus are geologically the oldest Caribbean vertebrates to be found in Florida. They made the journey 20 million years ago, when much of ...

FILE: Photo of a gopher frog. A team of University of Central Florida scientists has identified a rise in sick frogs in the area and a resulting die-off. The bug that’s making the frogs sick is called ...

The invasive, and elusive, Cuban tree frog has spread throughout Florida, requiring only a puddle of water to breed. With spring rain on the horizon, Dr. Steve Johnson, a professor of Wildlife Ecology ...

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — Frogs are a crucial part of the world’s ecosystem and are considered an indicator species since their sensitivity to environmental changes and pollution can serve as early ...

Heavy rains and storms in Central and South Florida last week caused widespread flooding and flight cancellations and triggered a state of emergency. Climate change is making this kind of intense ...

Deep in the forests of Haiti lives the blue-eyed La Hotte glanded frog (Eleutherodactylus glandulifer), which once went 20 years without being observed by scientists. It belongs to a diverse genus ...

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