As a tiny, green frog in the jungle, glass frogs are prime pickings for large, opportunistic predators. From gestation to maturity, glass frogs are at the mercy of others. In the tadpole stage ...

“You could hear them throughout the jungle.” The frog’s rediscovery, says Martin Schaefer, CEO of Jocotoco, proves the importance of protecting remote, vulnerable habitats. “Hope is ...

but frogs are facing world-wide threats—habitat loss, climate change, pollution, and the deadly amphibian chytrid fungus. Learn what Smithsonian researchers are doing in the Panamanian jungle to help ...

"These frogs are big – up to 10cm long – bright green, like a child would draw, with striking black and yellow webbing between their toes, and typical tree-frog toe pads to help them climb." ...

As we squelched through the dark jungle, I feared we might run into the elephants – the most dangerous animals in the forest. But luckily the path was clear and we found the frogs were still there.

In time, however, it became apparent that glass frogs expose themselves for good reason. As a tiny, green frog in the jungle, glass frogs are prime pickings for large, opportunistic predators. From ...