Frogs & Toads:
Educational Frog Articles & Information

In this section of our website we would like to provide you with a comprehensive assortment of fine quality educational frog articles, facts, legends and myths about our friends, frogs and toads. We are gathering these from a wide variety of sources and hope you find them informative and educational. If you have an interesting article on frogs or toads please email it to us for inclusion here.

As many of you know the frogs and toads of this world are undergoing a major stress to their survivability in the wild. Habitat loss, environmental pollution, non-native predators all contribute to this unfortunate outcome. Frogs and toads are often considered the harbingers of things to come like the canary in the mine.

There are many worthwhile organizations out there that need our support to help these fascinating and delightful frog creatures. I urge you to join us in this endeavor as what would the world be without our frogs and toads?

Protecting frog habitats

Habitat losses threaten Pine Barren tree frogs - 5/31/03

"A Plague of Frogs" book review - 03/19/03
An excellent frog book review by William Souter

Frightened female frogs thwart zoo mating scheme - 03/08/03
Frog love.

Berlin Wall built for frogs - 03/08/03
Give the frogs a chance!

Things that go croak in the night - 03/07/03
Some very interesting frog facts from Australia.

Frog Habitat in Wisconsin Lakes Threatened - 03/03/03
More on the endangered frog situation

Tree frog may become Georgia's state amphibian - 03/02/03
It’s about time says Georgia’s frog lovers.

Frog March Through Australian Outback - 02/28/03
An English frog enthusiast helps out.

In Puerto Rico, concrete jungle stifles singing frogs - 08/31/02
More habitat loss for the native population of frogs.

USGS Asks Citizens to Listen for Frogs and Toads - 02/29/00
If you want to help our frogs go here Frogweb.gov

Powerful medicine from little frogs - 09/01/98
Poison dart frog poison used in new painkiller 200 times more potent than morphine.

General Information

How To Build a Frog Pond
Step by step guide to building your own frog pond.

Making a Frog Habitat in your backyard
The dos and don’ts of creating your own frog habitat.

More tips on building a frog pond
Jeffrey J. Jackson explains how to build your frog pond.

Why Are Frogs Green?
Ever wonder why frogs are Green? Find out here

Frogs and Toads – What's the Difference?
Do you know what frogs and toads have in common?

People who are Crazy About Frogs
Frog Lovers Unite!

Caring For Your Amphibian
Frank Indiviglio tells you what your frogs and toads need for their habitat.

General Frog Articles

Springtime Frog Watching
Tips for becoming a FROG WATCHER.

Frogs' calls are data for volunteers in state count
Become a volunteer in your state.

Frogs begin their mating seasons
Listen to all that frog love out there.

Hearing frog calls up close
Be still and listen to the frogs.

Herp Chasing
Sixteen different species of frogs in one night of searching. Wow!

Amphibians: Are they 21st century canaries?
Are frogs and toads a warning sign for our environment?

Identifying frog calls and choruses

A naturalist's views on the frogs in our environment and frog music

National Geographic Frog Articles

Frogs Use Hollow Trees as Megaphones - 12/04/02
Learn how tree-hole frogs use physics to attract a mate.

Tiny African Tadpole a Big Sucker to Its Prey - 11/07/02
Unusual method of feeding for these frogs.

Over 100 Frog Species Discovered in Sri Lanka - 10/10/02
Five times more species of frogs then previously known.

Frog Fathers Provide Transport, Piggyback Style - 08/07/02
These frog daddies really care.

Australian Frog—First Vertebrate to Make Poison - 05/17/02
This frog is able to make poison on its own- not from it’s diet

Frog Study Receives National Geographic's 7,000th Research Grant - 05/09/01
Human and frog hormones are similar and the focus of this grant.

Articles on the world famous Frog Jumping Jubilee at the Calaveras County Fair in California.

This frog jumping contest was made famous by Mark Twain in a short story that was his first published work.
As one of the State's most popular attractions it attracts thousands a year. This is a reprint of the origial Mark Twain story.

Will the world famous frog jumping contest at the Calaveras County Fair continue?

Calaveras County Fair taking necessary steps to ensure the famous Frog Jump goes on.

California officials monitoring the Frog Jump closely.