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Beelzebufo ampinga, the so-called "devil frog," may be the largest frog that ever lived. These beach-ball-size amphibians, now extinct, grew to 16 inches (41 centimeters) in length and weighed ...

Growing to the size of a cat, it's the world's largest living frog. Almost like holding a (human) baby, he says, having handled one in a rescue mission. The Cameroonian conservationist was so ...

I write about the world of biology. The extremely rare Indian purple frog doesn’t really look like a frog. It’s also a living fossil ... [+] that’s been around since before some of the Earth ...