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From patchy lizards to skin-eating frogs: The weird world of shedding

Quick Take Snakes usually shed their skin in one complete piece, while lizards and amphibians shed in messy, irregular ...
AZ Animals

The Wolverine Frog: 5 Wild Facts About Nature’s Most Extreme Amphibian

Bone claws, oxygen-absorbing “hair,” and hands-on frog dads. Meet the hairy frog (or wolverine frog), one of nature’s strangest amphibians.
Forbes

Meet The Frog That Breaks The No. 1 Amphibian Rule. Hint: It Survives Where No Other Species Can

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This ...
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The "Frozen" miracle: How wood frogs beat the calendar to the breeding pond

Wood frogs are highly dependent on environmental conditions to determine whether they are active. After fattening up during ...
NPR

The Cascades frog vanished from this national park. Researchers are bringing it back

Nearly 20 years ago, the last known Cascades frog disappeared from Lassen Volcanic National Park. Now researchers are bringing them back, hoping the frogs can stage a comeback. Lassen Volcanic ...