The desert rain frog is nocturnal and uses the nighttime hours to dig in the sand and eat moths, beetles, ants, and insect larvae. It’s unusual among frog species for two reasons.

This isn't the first time that a rain frog has gone viral. In 2013, a desert rain frog was dubbed the world's cutest frog in a viral video that was viewed more than 22 million times.

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Frogs live in huge numbers across Australian deserts and are rarely seen, but recent rains have brought them out from under the sand to enjoy the changed conditions.

Meet the desert rain frog (Breviceps macrops), a tiny amphibian native to the coastal dunes of Namibia and South Africa, renowned for its high-pitched squeak that remarkably resembles a squeaky ...

John Oliver is making the most of having Game of Thrones as the opening act for Last Week Tonight and dedicated his main story to the desert rain frog. If you don’t care about desert rain frogs ...

Morning Edition visits an ephemeral pond in the Australian desert, where a sudden downpour has flushed out 11 species of frogs. In their chorus, they signal to mates and mark territory. The ...

It’s unusual among frog species for two reasons. First, desert rain frogs develop directly from eggs and skip over the tadpole stage of gestation — they’re born as frogs.