A first database has been compiled of the frog and freshwater fish species on hundreds of Australian islands. It was developed at The University of Queensland to help target conservation efforts ...

REPT copy purchased with funds from the S. Dillon Ripley Endowment. Discover the absolute world of Australian frogs with this one of a kind reference bible on the life histories and patterns of ...

SYDNEY, June 24 – Wading through a moonlit pond on Australia’s east coast talking to frogs makes Michael Mahony feel like a kid again. The 70-year-old biology professor and conservationist at ...

Jodi Rowley is the Lead Scientist of the Australian Museum's citizen science project, FrogID. She has received funding from the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, Perth Zoo, the ...

This research was funded by the NSW government Saving our Species program and an ARC Discovery grant (DP180101415). David Newell receives funding from the Australian Research Council, and the New ...

MELBOURNE, Australia — Jodi Rowley squelched through a pond in rain boots, her headlamp piercing the blackness of the winter night. Following the sound of croaks, she and her three colleagues scanned ...

Nearly two decades ago, scientists in Newcastle came surprisingly close to resurrecting the extinct gastric brooding frog. Their failure highlights issues still plaguing de-extinction research today.

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. John Gould, an amphibian scientist at the University of Newcastle in ...

Flooding in Australia's Murray-Darling Basin is creating ideal breeding conditions for many native species that have evolved to take advantage of temporary flood conditions. Scientists have now ...

Hundreds of endangered Australian Green and Golden Bell frogs huddle inside a sauna, shielded from Sydney's winter chill. The sauna -– a small greenhouse containing black-painted bricks warmed by the ...

SYDNEY, June 24 (Reuters) - Wading through a moonlit pond on Australia's east coast talking to frogs makes Michael Mahony feel like a kid again. The 70-year-old biology professor and conservationist ...