Young frogs and toads, after they first hatch from eggs, are called tadpoles. Over the next two weeks they change dramatically, called metamorphosis. First, tadpoles grow back legs, then front ones.

It’s no secret – I love amphibians. Frogs and salamanders are, in my opinion, some of the most fascinating animals around. Just think about it. Many start their lives in the water looking more like ...

Have you ever wondered how city life affects animals like frogs? A new study reveals that urban Túngara frog tadpoles develop faster —but end up being smaller — than tadpoles from forests, probably ...

Biologists will monitor the tadpoles this summer as they grow into baby frogs in the Santa Monica Mountains near Los Angeles. Photo by Ronatory via Unsplash Hundreds of red-legged frog tadpoles, once ...

The Los Angeles Zoo has released 450 tadpoles and 193 subadult southern mountain yellow-legged frogs into the streams of the San Gabriel Mountains in an effort to restore the species where they were ...