Biologists have long thought that some frogs evolved to mate on land instead of in water to better guard eggs and tadpoles from predation. New research now suggests that mating on land in many species ...

HONG KONG, March 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Science Unit of Lingnan University (LU) in Hong Kong has reported a novel form of reproductive behaviour observed in a native frog species, Lau's Leaf ...

While mating, most male frogs mount and hug their female partners in one of six known forms of embrace called amplexus. But the secretive Bombay night frog, found only in the Western Ghats, has ...

A species of frog native to the Brazilian Atlantic rainforest is the first amphibian found to mate exclusively with the same two females throughout its breeding season. Fábio de Sá at São Paulo State ...

It may be hard to imagine competing over who gets to kiss a frog, but when it comes to mating, a new study concludes that some frogs have moved out of the pond onto land to make it easier for the male ...