The low winter flows cause drying of off-channel wetlands, forcing the highly aquatic frog into the main channel where it is exposed to predation from brown trout and many other animals. “The ...

Once found in more than 400 aquatic sites in the Southwest, the frog is now found at fewer than 80. In Arizona, the Chiricahua has declined more than any other leopard frog. Chiricahua leopard frogs ...

This free floating aquatic perennial can be found in shallow ... demonstrating a smaller leaf size similar to that of frog-bit. If it is difficult to identify based on the leaves alone and no flower ...

Chances for survival are usually pretty slim for tiny insects after being swallowed by a frog, but that is not the case for aquatic beetles. Once eaten, the species is able to negotiate the ...