Скачать или смотреть These coastal tailed frogs are in the middle of metamorphosis 🐸

These weird-looking creatures are coastal tailed frogs — almost. 🐸

They’re in the middle of metamorphosis.

Coastal tailed frogs are a species endemic to the Pacific Northwest, but they’re also under conservation concern.

Scientists are studying how the frogs and other river species were affected by Oregon’s 2020 Labor Day Fires.

For more stories about how Oregon is recovering from the Labor Day Fires, click the link in our bio. https://www.opb.org/article/2025/08/2...

🎥 by Evan Rodriguez/OPB, Jes Burns/OPB, Claudia Johnson/OPB
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