Newly discovered Boophis genus tree frogs in Madagascar were named for evoking sounds like that of “Star Trek.” M. Vences, CC ...

A group of frogs from Madagascar have mating calls that sound like Star Trek sound effects – now their species names honour ...

While some may liken these frog calls to those of some bird or insect, Star Trek fans may find them to be similar to the ...

Researchers have discovered seven new species of tree frogs that make otherworldly calls in the rainforests of Madagascar. Their strange, high-pitched whistling calls sound more like sound effects ...

Madagascar is a place of biological wonders, an island brimming with life forms that exist nowhere else on Earth. It’s home ...

Frogs that whistle “like sound effects from Star Trek” have been discovered by scientists. Most people would associate frogs with croaking, but the newly identified animals in Madagascar ...

Some frogs sounded like “regular whistles,” while others made “outlandish sounds.” A Boophis archeri, or Archer’s tree frog. Photo from Mark D. Sherz Intrigued, researchers began ...

Frogs that whistle “like sound effects from Star Trek” have been discovered by scientists. Most people would associate frogs with croaking, but the newly identified animals in Madagascar, an island ...

Photo: PA Scientists have found seven new species of frogs in Madagascar whose high-pitched calls “are like the sound effects from Star Trek”. Researchers from the University of Copenhagen say ...

“If the frogs just croaked like our familiar European frogs, they might not be audible over the sound of rushing water from rivers they live near,” Jörn Köhler, another author of the ...