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A brilliant-thighed poison frog.
science

Poison Frogs Make Surprisingly Attentive Adoptive Parents

No genetic connection required.
Natasha Frost September 20, 2017
An 18th-century illustration of the legs of a frog.
features

Scientists Once Dressed Frogs in Tiny Pants to Study Reproduction

In the 18th century, fertility research got particularly creative.
Robert Lamb September 18, 2017
Crapaud, the Jersey toad.
St Helier, Jersey

Le Crapaud

A statue erected in honor of the toadish nickname given to Jersey residents by the French.
science

Meet the World's Newest Pig-Nosed Purple Frog

Members of this unusual species spend most of their lives underground, only emerging during monsoon rains.
Kelsey Kennedy August 25, 2017
The elfin mountain toad.
forests

Found: Tiny ‘Elfish Eyebrow Toad’

It is very small.
Sarah Laskow May 22, 2017
Downtown Guelph's Naked Fountain Family.
Guelph, Ontario

Naked Fountain Family

The nude sculpture on this fountain shocked conservative townsfolk when it was first unveiled, but not as much as the dead body found in it decades later.
Now that's a clutch of healthy babies.
literature

Frogs Made Famous by Mark Twain Are Finally Laying Eggs Again

The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County is on the comeback trail.
Eric Grundhauser March 24, 2017
video

Watch These Sprightly Frogs Compete in a 1965 Jumping Jubilee

The contest takes place every year at the Calaveras County Fair in California.
Lauren Young August 23, 2016
science

The Wild Frogs, Newts and Salamanders That Have Eluded Cameras for Decades

Startling images of hard-to-document creatures.
Robin Moore and bioGraphic August 16, 2016
The dandiest frog of them all
Rayne, Louisiana

Rayne Frog Festival

The only place to see live frogs don pigtails and top hats, then eat their scrumptious legs.
Split, Croatia

Froggyland

A wonderfully strange collection of 500+ stuffed frogs doing people things.
Thread City Crossing Frog Statue
Windham, Connecticut

Thread City Crossing Bridge

Public outcry led to this bridge's unique character which celebrates a giant frog battle and also sewing.
Birthplace of Kermit the Frog
Leland, Mississippi

Birthplace of Kermit the Frog

A Muppet museum in small-town Mississippi honors the roots of Jim Henson's most beloved creation.
The entrance of the toad tunnel, starting at the post office parking lot. (Davis Wiki)
Davis, California

Davis Toad Tunnel

Special tunnels built so that frogs won't be killed when crossing the highway.
Frog specimens at the California Academy of Sciences.
San Francisco, California

California Academy of Sciences Herpetology Department

Over 315,000 preserved amphibians and reptiles in jars.
New Orleans, Louisiana

House of Broel

An impressive collection of dollhouses and an homage to the frog-leg canning industry.
Frog Museum
Estavayer-le-Lac, Switzerland

Frog Museum

150-year-old satirical tableaus made from stuffed frogs.