In the case of the European common frog, however, Rana temporaria, avoiding unwanted male attention, can go as far as faking death. Female frogs seem unable to catch a break due to the havoc males ...

It's also the most terrestrial of all North American ranids, the large group of "true frogs," which include the bullfrog and other common pond ... male hangs on to the female for dear life until ...

Emerging from a partially frozen pond more than 6,000 feet high in the Alps, European common ... Frogs mate in a position called amplexus, with the smaller male clasping the female from behind ...