Amphibians
It never grows up, is always smiling and can regrow its heart, brain and legs – meet nature’s real-life Peter Pan, almost extinct in the wild
Increasingly popular as pets thanks to their appearance in the Minecraft computer game, axolotls are Critically Endangered amphibians endemic to Mexico.
"As temperatures drop below freezing, it freezes solid, with 70% of the water in its body turning to ice. It stops breathing, its heart stops beating and its kidneys stop functioning"
This frog survives winter by spending it frozen solid - literally
“It creates tiny holes all over the skin, allowing deadly bacteria to invade the internal organs, causing septicaemia and death.”
Chytridiomycosis, also known as chytrid, is a deadly amphibian disease that has caused the decline of over 500 species around the world.
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“It will die unless its father can find a better place for it.” Tiny poison dart frogs race against time to save their offspring
Navigating a huge rainforest isn’t easy – especially if you’re as tiny as these frogs.
It ‘rains’ horizontally, is home to the largest cat in the Americas and provides life to two oceans
The Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve is a unique and extraordinary cloud forest in Costa Rica
The length of a 2 litre soda bottle, it's called the human fish and locals believed it was the offspring of 'cave dragons'
Journey deep beneath the ground in search of one of the world's weirdest creatures – the olm, a cave-inhabiting 'dragon' that is as elusive as it is peculiar.
It can force down up to 100 termites in one sitting – but must dodge deadly predators first
Tiny but mighty, this frog is the size of a ping pong ball – but it can eat a lot more than you think.
"Once they near emergence, the female's thin skin bulges and pulsates with the struggles of the impatient offspring within…"
Discover the Surinam toad, a weird South American frog whose young erupt from the mother’s back
It's called a chicken, sounds like a chicken, tastes like a chicken and raises its young like a chicken – but it definitely isn't a chicken…
Despite its name, the mountain chicken isn't actually a chicken...
"It's not unknown for males to get stuck in the wrong position - back to front, or sideways on - or for groups to become hopelessly welded together…"
How these rain frogs get stuck in when mating
Scientists recreated the effects of dating apps on frogs. Here’s what happened next
Research from the Smithsonian Institution suggests that there is such a thing as too many options – if you’re a treefrog
These baby animals are swallowed by their fathers and ‘vomited’ out when they’re fully formed
The southern Darwin’s frog has an unusual parenting strategy that led to its starring role in a landmark Attenborough series
It looks like a big earthworm – but this is no ordinary worm. It has teeth, tentacles, a pseudo penis – and can pop its own eyes out of its head
Don't be fooled this is not an ordinary worm …
"It's the only known example of necrophilia having an evolutionary advantage - to both the male and the unfortunate female…"
Why necrophilia is an evolutionary advantage for the Rhinella proboscidea
“Its poison causes yawning – buying them enough time to leap out of the snake’s gaping mouth.”
The African clawed frog may not boast the vibrant hues of tropical frogs, but it employs a useful anti-predation technique
Scientists were exploring a river in China when they came across something absolutely enormous…
Giant salamanders are the largest amphibians in the world – and researchers just found a new species
A thousand toads mysteriously exploded in 2005 – and the explanation was way stranger than anyone expected
"Its toxins affect the nerves and heart and it has enough poison to kill 10 grown men"
All you ever needed to know about poison dart frogs, from why they're poisonous to where they live and what they eat
It looks like a tomato, has a very weird tongue, and can produce some extremely nasty secretions
Meet the extraordinary tomato frog – one of Madagascar's strangest creatures.
“This huge ‘cloud’ seemed to come out of nowhere. Suddenly frogs started to fall from the sky. I thought a plane carrying frogs had exploded..."
Which species are named after Sir David Attenborough? And how many of them are there?
Sir David Attenborough has over 50 species named after him, ranging from a prehistoric marine reptile to a native British flower only found in the Brecon Beacons of South Wales.
"With the flex of a muscle, it can produce an arsenal of sharp, curved claws that snap out of its toes like switchblades" 11 weirdest, bizarrest frogs on the planet
Discover the weird and wonderful oddballs from the world of frogs
“Faced with a rugby scrum of suitors, females have little choice over who to mate with.” Here’s why these weird frogs suddenly turn blue
For a short spell in spring, these male amphibians are suddenly and vividly transformed
When 30 tiny concrete 'apartments' popped up in an Australian rainforest, a bunch of elusive animals moved in
Scientists built tiny shelters for ground-dwelling frogs in Queensland to see which ones they liked the best. Here's what they discovered...
