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 popularity has come at a ...

By Victoria Schneider The survival of a unique frog species that lives in the coastal sand dunes of South Africa and Namibia ...

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

Learn how the latest IUCN Red List update links deep-sea mining, diamond projects, and invasive predators to extinction risks ...

Mining for diamonds has put another extraordinary creature at risk of disappearing such as "the desert rain frog." A frog that became an internet sensation because of its trademark squeaky defensive ...

The Desert Rain Frog, Web-footed Rain Frog, or Boulenger's Short-headed Frog (Breviceps macrops) is a species of frog found in Namibia and South Africa.© Lauren Suryanata/Shutterstock.com Few things ...

Nature can be strange, surprising, and downright unbelievable. From showers of fish and frogs to blood-red rain and snow in the Sahara, the world has witnessed phenomena that seem straight out of a ...