The Caretta robber frog is also known as the common tink or dink frog, because of the amazingly loud and musical “tink” sound that the male makes at night during the mating season. This sound has been compared to tapping a wineglass with a piece of silverware. Because their call is so loud and identifiable, they make sure to hide from predators before beginning to sing to attract females. Leer más.

Tree frogs have specially adapted self-cleaning feet which could have practical applications for the medical industry. Leer más.

O fóssil foi descoberto no ano 2000 mas foi alvo de uma nova análise que revelou a existência de uma segunda pata não-visível a olho nu. Esta descoberta permitiu chegar à conclusão que se trata uma das primeiras fases do processo evolutivo que conduziu à perda dos membros característica do grupo das cobras. Leer más.

Dar a conocer los reptiles y anfibios que habitan la comarca, así como desterrar la mala imagen que injustamente se les ha atribuido históricamente, es el objetivo de los talleres divulgativos que viene impartiendo la Asociación Arbórea en los centros de Educación Primaria de la comarca, por los que pasarán cerca de medio millar de alumnos de tercer y cuarto curso. Leer más.

A small fish crawling on stumpy limbs from a shrinking desert pond is an icon of can-do spirit, emblematic of a leading theory for the evolutionary transition between fish and amphibians. This theorized image of such a drastic adaptation to changing environmental conditions, however, may, itself, be evolving into a new picture. Leer más.