HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam, Jan. 15 (UPI) -- An Australian biologist has described the discovery of a large green "flying" frog in Vietnam that uses its big webbed feet to glide through forests.

A few frog species in the jungles of East Asia take hopping to the extreme. These daredevil amphibians, dubbed parachute frogs, leap from treetops and soar through the rain-forest canopy to evade ...

RALEIGH, N.C. - No ordinary pond-hopper, the vampire flying frog has wowed herpetologists with its webbed feet, gliding ability and habit of laying eggs in tree holes 30 feet high. But one thing sets ...

Webbed feet enable these animals to swim, walk, and climb more efficiently. For example, webbed feet help quickly propel an animal through water to evade predators, or aid in hunting food, giving ...

Tree frogs have specially adapted self-cleaning feet which could have implications for new designs of medical bandages, tires, and even long lasting adhesives. Researchers have now discovered how tree ...

A frog is an amphibian. It lays eggs in water where they hatch into tadpoles that live in water until they metamorphose into adult frogs. Tree frogs have developed disks or suction pads on the toes of ...

Long neglected in favor of legs, frogs' feet are getting fresh attention for their adhesive properties that could someday have medical applications. Tree frogs, such as the tiny White's tree frog, ...