You might think frogs never get enough water. Turns out, they can fare worse in floods than bushfires
- Written by Eli Bieri, PhD Student, Australian Museum; UNSW Sydney
Frogs need water. Almost all of the world’s 7,900 known frog species breed in fresh water. And when it rains, these amphibians erupt into a chorus of calls – croaks, trills, cheeps and bellows – to attract a mate.
So you would assume a flood represents a windfall for frogs, right? But our new research finds...





