A squeaky frog that became an internet sensation is added to a global list of species at risk of extinction.

If you’re as chronically online as most of the IFLScience staff are, chances are you’ve come across the desert rain frog.

Conservationists say diamond mining and planned energy projects are destroying the desert rain frog's habitat, with its ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Desert Rain Frog, Web-footed Rain Frog, or Boulenger's Short-headed Frog (Breviceps macrops) is a species of frog found in ...

Discover the alarming decline of the Desert Rain Frog and learn about conservation efforts to protect this unique amphibian before it’s too late.

Known online for its squeaky call and almost toy-like look with wide eyes and a notably round body, the desert rain frog has drawn a huge fanbase. Scientists now warn that the pop ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the ...

Newly endangered animals include desert frogs and snails in extreme ocean depths, both threatened by mining ...

PORT NOLLOTH, South Africa - A wildlife photographer's footage of a desert rain frog has gone viral on the Internet. Video of the nocturnal amphibian's defensive cry has caused viewers to dub the ...

Thousands of meters beneath the ocean surface, creatures that have never been formally named are vanishing before scientists ...

Butts are everywhere, but there’s something about animal behinds that drive people nuts. Be it their odd, anachronistic look or just a human tendency to anthropomorphize any creature, animals often ...