kalimantanensis, known more commonly as the Bornean flat-headed frog, but failed to find any evidence of lungs. The finding ...

A tiny frog from Borneo was thought to be the only known frog species with no lungs – but it turns out they do have lungs after all. In 2008, a team led by David Bickford at the National ...

or in the case of tree frogs high up in a tree! Gills – An organ, similar to our lungs, which allow amphibians to breathe underwater. When a tadpole becomes a fully grown frog they lose their gills.

One of the most significant advantages of frog jumps is their ability to strengthen the calf muscles. This exercise involves a low-to-the-ground take-off and landing, with heels hovering barely above ...

The larvae are aquatic and free-swimming—frogs and toads at this stage are called tadpoles. At a certain size, the young develop limbs and lungs. Some also lose their tails. Eventually ...

Then Jon Costanzo adjusts the temperature of the terrarium, and the air around the frog begins to warm. Within 30 minutes, the amphibian’s skin noticeably softens, taking on its characteristic sheen.

Michigan is home to ten different species of salamander and the variety within those ten species is quite fascinating. Salamanders are a type of amphibian, along with frogs and toads. The word ...