Imagine disliking winter so much that you appear to die when it begins, only to come back to life in the spring. That’s essentially what the incredible wood frog does (well, almost) to survive ...

However, a new study published in Frontiers in Amphibian and Reptile Science suggests that some amphibians may not be entirely defenseless. Researchers found that wood frog (Rana sylvatica) tadpoles ...

Researchers found that wood frog (Rana sylvatica) tadpoles can adjust their growth and development in response to ranavirus, potentially improving their chances of survival.

Small frog in a big pond Between 2021 and 2023, the authors studied the growth and development of the wood frog Rana sylvatica in a forest in Connecticut.

Wood frogs, America’s farthest north amphibians and one of our state’s most unlikely residents, are the only species of frog living north of Southeast Alaska.

Wood frogs or Rana sylvatica can tolerate the freezing of their blood and other tissues. Flat Bark Beetle are recognised for their ability to change their overwintering mechanisms.

Sylvatica is named for the wood frog—scientific name Rana sylvatica—which can freeze each winter and emerge alive and active with the thaw, up to 212 days later. "Nature has already solved this ...

These were designed to investigate how exposure to the neonicotinoid imidacloprid affected larval survival, sexual development, locomotor skills, and avoidance behavior of the wood frog (Rana ...

Lindsey Swierk of Binghamton University (State University of New York) captured wood frogs (Rana sylvatica) in prime early spring breeding season. The frogs gather in pools soon after winter ice ...

The true frogs vary greatly in size, ranging from small, such as the Wood Frog (Rana sylvatica), to the largest frog in the world, the Goliath Frog (Conraua goliath).

Researchers have recorded wood frogs (Rana sylvatica) at ponds in New Hampshire to learn more about individual contributions to a frog chorus.