Scientists have discovered a new species of tree frog in an unusual place—a stretch of abandoned highway in Brazil. When herpetologists first heard male frogs calling in the Amazon rain forest, they ...

This video features mammals, frogs, and reptiles of the Amazon rainforest, filmed in 4K. It captures the diversity of life on the forest floor, with background music and no narration. California dumps ...

Reaching over 3.5 m in length, the bushmaster (belonging in the Lachesis genus) is the largest viper in the western hemisphere. Legend spread among both colonists and natives from the Amazon region ...

The Atlantic Coast leopard frog, first identified in an industrial section of Staten Island in 2012, is now on the state’s endangered species list. Conservation groups see an opportunity. By Aaron ...

Scientists discovered two new animal species: Allobates vicinus in Suriname and Allobates ripicolus in French Guiana, a study said. This photo shows Sipaliwini, Suriname. Photo from Antoine Fouquet ...