frog Archives - Australian Geographic

Asian horned frogs look like grouchy muppets

If we had to pick the face of 2020, this would be it. The indignation. The disappointment. The unmistakable look of “I did not sign up for this.”

One of the small handful of flying frogs in the world, the harlequin tree frog is not the kind of creature you’d easily miss.

With a name that could easily have been lifted from the pages of a Harry Potter novel, there’s nothing but charm oozing out of the pobblebonk frog.

Meet the Asian painted frog, otherwise known as the bubble frog.

Australia is home to well over 200 species of frog, which makes for a diverse range of sounds.

Frogs use a unique kind of reversible saliva combined with a super-soft tongue to hold onto prey, new research has found.

Also known as the smiley tree frog or simply the Australian green tree frog, there are many reasons to love them.

A red-eyed tree frog finds the perfect spot to rest after a rainstorm.

A Lesueur’s tree frog takes refuge in a palm frond.

A deadly disease has spotted tree frog numbers on the decline, with populations occupying a total range of less than five square kilometres.