Oi! Hop it! Fearless frog stares down a tiger after it took a nap in the amphibian’s water hole Aditya Singh, 54, photographed the unlikely encounter in Ranthambhore National Park in Rajasthan, India The Bengal tiger, who remained unfazed, had been cooling off in the water under the 104F (40C) heat It was then joined … Read more
A species of fanged ‘worm’ that looks like something from a horror movie is the first known amphibian with toxic dental glands, scientists say. US and Brazilian biologists found oral glands in ringed caecilians – serpent-like amphibians related to frogs and salamanders that reach up to 17 inches long. Researchers already knew that caecilians have poisonous tails … Read more
A species of fanged ‘worm’ that looks like something from a horror movie is the first known amphibian with toxic dental glands, scientists say. US and Brazilian biologists found oral glands in ringed caecilians – serpent-like amphibians related to frogs and salamanders that reach up to 17 inches long. Researchers already knew that caecilians have poisonous tails … Read more
Glowing amphibians such as frogs may be more common than previously thought, according to a new study. US biologists found more than 30 species of amphibians, including toads, frogs, newts and salamanders, all showed a natural phenomenon called ‘biofluorescence’. Biofluorescence, where organisms emit a fluorescent glow after absorbing light energy, may be widespread in amphibians, the … Read more