The Eiffinger's tree frog (Kurixalus eiffingeri), found on Ishigaki and Iriomote islands in Japan, has a unique biological adaptation: its tadpoles do not defecate during their early developmental ...

Some tadpoles don’t poop for the first weeks of their lives. At least, that’s the case for Eiffinger’s tree frogs (Kurixalus eiffingeri), scientists report September 22 in Ecology. Eiffinger’s tree ...

Scientists hope the successful captive breeding and release of the endangered Watson's tree frog in Victoria's far east will ...

A 161 million-year-old fossil, linked to a line of extinct frog-like amphibians, is the oldest tadpole ever found. By Asher Elbein The metamorphosis of a frog from baby to adult is one of nature’s ...

Have you ever wondered how city life affects animals like frogs? A new study reveals that urban Túngara frog tadpoles develop faster —but end up being smaller — than tadpoles from forests, probably ...

An artist depicts the tadpole and frog individuals of the Notobatrachus degiustoi species. The oldest known tadpole fossil, which belongs to this species, was found in the Patagonia region of ...

Scientists have discovered the oldest-known fossil of a tadpole, dating back approximately 161 million years to the Middle Jurassic period Scientists have discovered the oldest-known fossil of a ...

Tadpoles have been wriggling in the world’s ponds for at least 161 million years. A newly detailed fossil finding pushes the record for earliest known tadpoles back an additional 30 million years, ...

Call it a grand-phibian. Scientists have unearthed a fossil of the world’s oldest tadpole in Argentina — a shock finding that could alter our understanding of amphibian evolution, experts say.

The Eiffinger's tree frog found in Japan has a unique biological adaptation: its tadpoles do not defecate during their early developmental stages to reduce the risk of contaminating their small ...

Eiffinger's tree frogs lay eggs in an isolated water bodies such as a gap between plant stems. Their tadpoles hold onto their poop for months to reduce risk of contaminating their small spawning areas ...