The glass frog’s unusual adaptation to bolster its camouflage could offer clues for preventing deadly blood clots in people. By Veronique Greenwood At first glance, you might miss the glass frog of ...
A large coalition of federal, state and county agencies have joined forces to protect one tiny El Dorado County resident – a frog. The red legged frog, to be exact. In a meeting of the El Dorado ...
ANGELS CAMP, Calif. — When Mark Twain published “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County” in 1865, the frog helped make him famous, and he returned the favor. Since then, the frog has made the ...
FILE ART - Red-legged tree frogs are making a comback in Yosemite National Park. YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) - Red-legged frogs made famous by Mark Twain are thriving in Yosemite Valley after ...
YOSEMITE — With no parting glance at their devoted human caretakers, 142 rare red-legged frogs swam to freedom on Friday — one small jump for the frogs but a giant leap for the threatened species. Our ...
Nearly 600 California red-legged frog tadpoles were released into Santa Monica Mountains streams recently, marking an emergency conservation success for a species that vanished from the area more than ...
It is frog heaven, this lovely oasis of quiet pools along Las Virgenes Creek on Ahmanson Ranch. Lush brambles of wild blackberry border the creek, creating perfect hideaways. Tender patches of ...
A rare frog that is California’s state amphibian and likely the species featured in a famous Mark Twain short story is thriving in its new Napa County home. The Land Trust of Napa County’s Wragg Ridge ...
Reports of the California red-legged frog’s death are greatly exaggerated. The amphibian made famous by Mark Twain, who wrote about it in his short story “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras ...