frog

First lungless frog

harminka — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 11:21:09 -0500

Researchers have confirmed the first case of complete lunglessness in a frog, according to a report in the April 8th issue of Current Biology, a publication of Cell Press. The aquatic frog Barbourula kalimantanensis apparently gets all the oxygen it needs through its skin.

Harlequin frog rediscovered in remote region of Colombia

harminka — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 08:54:24 -0500

After 14 years without having been seen, several young scientists supported by the Conservation Leadership Programme (CLP), have rediscovered the Carrikeri Harlequin Frog (Atelopus carrikeri) in a remote mountainous region in Colombia.

Science, not romance, controls mating at Smithsonian's National Zoo

harminka — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 12:46:15 -0600

This Valentine’s Day, Cupid won’t be making a stop at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo. Unlike the spontaneous attraction that most humans equate with love and romance, mating and dating at the National Zoo is planned, strategic and science-based—quite an unromantic encounter.

More evidence for new species hidden in plain sight

harminka — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 14:08:37 -0600

Two articles published in the online open access journals BMC Evolutionary Biology and BMC Biology provide further evidence that we have hugely underestimated the number of species with which we share our planet.