Question: About two months ago I found a tree frog in my parents backyard and was curious about the species of the frog. From what I can tell it appears to be a Gray Tree Frog however it is quite ...

One way to encourage a host of critters to your yard is to try rewilding or introducing a native lawn by planting crops like clover or buffalo grass. These are low-maintenance options that reduce your ...

Much like Spider-Man, a gray tree frog (Hyla versicolor) can walk upside down on a smooth tree branch. This is thanks to its large, round toe pads that are equipped with special skin and mucous ...

Recently I visited a wonderful place called the Cape County Conservation Nature Center. While there I photographed these two complacent frogs. The frog on top is a gray tree frog. The one it is ...

Growing up just a few miles from where I'm sitting, I had a pretty simple take on amphibians. Smooth-skinned frogs were in or near a lake. Rough-skinned toads were found in the garden or lawn. Last ...

There’s something magical about hearing the short trill of a Cope’s gray treefrog from high up in the trees or spotting a barred tiger salamander tucked inside a prairie dog burrow. It’s a sure sign ...

Several Naturewatch readers have contacted me about the loud, prolonged trilling coming from suspected nearby trees without finding the cause. The long “explosive” trills are mating calls of the 2 1/2 ...

Although many non-native species negatively influence amphibian populations, non-native aquatic vegetation has been documented to have positive, negative, and neutral effects on anuran larvae. To ...

Anurans often call in acoustically complex choruses, which can consist of multiple closely related species. Closely related sympatric species often differ in phenology and the acoustic properties of ...