Tree frogs climb smooth surfaces utilising capillary forces arising from an air-fluid interface around their toe pads, whereas torrent frogs are able to climb in wet environments near waterfalls where the integrity of the meniscus is at risk. This study compares the adhesive capabilities of a torrent frog to a tree frog, investigating possible adaptations for adhesion under wet conditions. We c...

Pond-breeding amphibians are affected by site-specific factors and regional and landscape-scale patterns of land use. Recent anthropogenic landscape modifications (drainage, agriculture intensification, larger road networks, and increased traffic) affect species by reducing the suitable habitat area and fragmenting remaining populations. Using a robust concentric approach based on permutation t...

We examined aspects of the population ecology of the Pacific Tree Frog (Hyla regilla) in a meadow of Corn Lily (Veratrum californicum) in the Sierra Nevada Mts. during July 2000. Using mark-recapture techniques we estimate the abundance of H. regilla to be 25±6.8 individuals which translates into a population density of 223.2±60.7 individuals per hectare. The sex ratio of the population of anim...

Two new species of rhacophorid tree frog were identified in Taiwan. In both new taxa, derived reproductive characteristics of laying eggs in tree holes and oophagous tadpoles are shared with Kurixalus eiffingeri, but they are divergent from each other in molecular genetics, mating calls, and tadpole and adult morphology. The morphological characteristics and the molecular phylogenetic evidence ...

Abstract The Tyrrhenian tree frog, Hyla sarda, is an amphibian endemic to the islands (Western Mediterranean). Previous investigations of its Pleistocene evolutionary history suggested that it colonised northern portion current range, through a spatial diffusion process from Sardinia island, during last glaciation. However, southern and portions species’ range experienced markedly different cli...