Caecilians have arrived in Miami. Florida Fish and Wildlife biologists captured one of the obscure legless amphibians in the Tamiami Canal,…

An international research team has described a new species of Oculudentavis, providing further evidence that the animal first identified as…

Scientists have long known that frogs are oddballs when it comes to teeth. Some have tiny teeth on their upper…

To be fair, the newly described Waray dwarf burrowing snake is pretty great at hiding. In its native habitat on…

Fossils of bizarre, armored amphibians known as albanerpetontids provide the oldest evidence of a slingshot-style tongue, a new Science study…

You might think the buffest frogs would be high jumpers, but if you want shredded pecs, you should train like…

Feasting at a Cocoa Beach pizza parlor grease bin gave one northern curly-tailed lizard a record-breaking case of constipation. Mouthfuls…

The bright chirp of the coquí frog, the national symbol of Puerto Rico, has likely resounded through Caribbean forests for…

Smaug, the deadly dragon in J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Hobbit,” has a few living relatives. With dense, alligator-like armor, these small,…

Many frogs look like a water balloon with legs, but don’t be fooled. Beneath slick skin, some species sport spines,…