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Deadly fungus makes sick frogs jump far, possibly to find mates

Chytrid fungus is a scourge to global amphibian populations, but before it kills some frogs, it can produce symptoms that may help the infected animals find mates and spread the fungus further

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A female frog of the species Ranitomeya aetherea

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Exquisite new-to-science frog species has golden legs and odd habits

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Salamanders fill their toes with blood before each step

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Salamanders fill their toes with blood before each step

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A 200-year-old mystery about newts has finally been solved

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Seven newly named frog species make whistles that sound like Star Trek

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Charles Darwin’s frogs turn mating upside down

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Winter ‘sauna’ helps endangered frogs fight off fungal disease

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Bornean Flat-headed Frog (Barbourula kalimantanensis)

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World’s only lungless frog species actually does have lungs after all

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Worm-like amphibian produces a kind of milk for its hatchlings

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Brazilian flea toad may be the world’s smallest vertebrate

Male Brachycephalus pulex frogs are so small that two of them can sit side by side on a pinky nail

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California frog reintroduction is rare victory against fungal pandemic

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Female frogs sometimes play dead to avoid mating with males

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Tadpoles can change colour to blend in with their environment

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Frogs have been trying to mate with odd things for 220 million years

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