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"Did my heart love till now? Forswear it, sight! For I ne'er saw true beauty till this night." Pictured: Romeo.

Romeo the Water Frog Has Finally Found His Juliet — and Their Love Just Might Save His Species

By Yasemin Saplakoglu published

For 10 long years he searched for his Juliet — and now he's found her.

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This Salamander Breathes Through 'Christmas Trees' Growing from Its Head

By Mindy Weisberger published

A new species of two-legged salamander is an elusive aquatic oddity.

Newts & Salamanders
This nocturnal frog from the genus Diasporus is one the hardy remnant that lives on in fungus-devastated El Copé.

These Frogs Are Evolving to Survive a Murderous Fungus That Tries to Stop Their Hearts

By Rafi Letzter published

Decades after chrytrid fungus began its deadly rampage through the world's frog populations, a community of tropical frogs has managed to adapt.

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Watch This Frog Light Up After It Swallows a Firefly

By Mindy Weisberger published

A firefly kept right on flashing after being eaten by a frog.

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This Toxic Toad Could End Up Killing the Predators on Madagascar

By Mindy Weisberger published

The Asian common toad toxic threat to native species in Madagascar.

Toads
A toad with no face "kept hopping into things," according to the herpetologist who found it.

Experts Are Stumped by the Toad with a Stump for a Face

By Mindy Weisberger published

Why does this toad have no face?

Toads
Toad throwing up beetle

Toad Eats Beetle, Immediately Regrets It — Watch Retching Aftermath

By Laura Geggel published

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Long-Lost Salamander

'Lost' Salamander Rediscovered After 42 Years

By Stephanie Pappas published

The Jackson's Climbing Salamander had not been seen since 1975.

Newts & Salamanders
Face of Rediscovery

In Photos: Lost Salamanders Discovered

By Stephanie Pappas published

It's been 42 years since it was last sighted, but the Jackson's Climbing Salamander (Bolitoglossa jacksoni) is alive and well.

Newts & Salamanders
Australian tree frogs (Litoria caerulea) are not terribly discriminating about what they put in their mouths.

Snake Head Pops Out of Frog's Maw in Mesmerizing Photo

By Mindy Weisberger published

In a stunning frog photo recently shared widely from Reddit, a swallowed snake isn't going down without a fight.

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