Meet the desert spadefoot— a round, small amphibian that always looks just a little bit sad. WITH TEMPERATURES that hit 50°C in summer and 0°C in winter, and cycles of severe drought followed by ...

T he potholes and intermittent streams on the Colorado Plateau hold a variety of surprises. Tadpole shrimp and fairy shrimp appear the day after it rains, and pollywogs appear in some pools. Pollywogs ...

Deep within aquatic ecosystems all over the world, certain toad species have managed to survive warmer and drier climate change. But the method behind their metamorphic adaptation to environmental ...

"One of the effects from rapid larval development in the desert toads is they don't have certain physical characteristics that their cousins in wetter environments have," says Buchholz. ""For example, ...

Monsoon rains not only cool the air and bathe the desert. They also set the stage for a loud and lusty burst of amphibian amour. Several species of desert toads - quietly tucked away underground for ...

In order to ensure the best quality offspring, the female plains spadefoot toad chooses the best mate around — even when that male belongs to another species. The plains spadefoot toad lives in the ...

We humans cannot do without water in a day. Our body loses water through breathing, sweating and excretion. Well, there are animals that can survive without water and they live in the desert. These ...

Outback rain has enticed elusive burrowing frogs to the surface The frogs can spend months or years underground, waiting for the perfect conditions You would look grumpy too if you were a frog in the ...

If you think you're having a bad day, check out this frog. It's been spotted in the Ethabuka nature reserve in Central West Queensland, Australia looking awfully grumpy. As its name suggests, the ...

Nurtured by Nature, The Mysterious Crested Saguaro, Restoring the Flora, Desert Willow. This week on a special desert plants episode of Arizona Illustrated…how a “nature nerd” turned his passion into ...

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