Unlike many specialized species that inhabit Panama, the pepper tree frog can live just about anywhere (and does) and expands the boundary of frog behavior. Listed all together, its attributes make for a compelling resume. Leer más.

Biologists from Duke University report that lizards have some of the same creative problem-solving abilities that birds and mammals do. Their findings appear in the current issue of Biology Letters. Leer más.

Pleasure Island sea turtle patrol volunteers found the season’s sixth nest in Carolina Beach this morning – and it might be a rare one. Leer más.

The chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) has been devastating amphibians globally. Two general scenarios have been proposed for the nature and spread of this pathogen: Bd is an epidemic, spreading as a wave and wiping out individuals, populations, and species in its path; and Bd is endemic, widespread throughout many geographic regions on every continent except Antarctica. Leer más.

The Solomon Islands Ministry of Fisheries says it will call a meeting with the Environment Ministry to discuss the country’s growing crocodile population.  Leer más.