Science & Environment
A guide to making a frog hotel with frog expert Jodi Rowley
Frog hotels are a fun, creative way to decorate your garden and attract local frogs.
Tag: frogs
Creatura Blog
The pobblebonk frog makes the best noises
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.
News
Aussie frogs are hitchhiking around the country and scientists are concerned
The data captured through the popular FrogID app is becoming critical to understanding changes to Australian frog distribution.
News
Impact of fungus on world frog populations revealed
Chytrid fungus has been responsible for wiping out seven species of Australian frogs, with no definite cure in sight for those still under threat.
Wildlife
The future of Australian frogs
Two new research tools are supporting a groundswell of public interest that could make a difference to the future of Australian frogs, which are facing tough times.
Wildlife
Meet Australia’s desert-dwelling frogs
Burrowing frogs spend most of their lives underground, which impacts their shape, eating and breeding habits.
Wildlife
Beep, click, bark: Australia’s unique frog calls
Australia is home to well over 200 species of frog, which makes for a diverse range of sounds.
Education Resources
How frog tongues work
Frogs use a unique kind of reversible saliva combined with a super-soft tongue to hold onto prey, new research has found.
Science & Environment
How three women were inspired to enter the male-dominated field of herpetology
These three inspiring women work with reptiles and amphibians day in, day out, dispelling the myth that herpetology is just for the boys.
News
Photos capture feat of survival as predators and prey break boundaries to escape floods
Broome’s record rainfall has flooded the region and forced local wildlife to flee to higher ground.