Tuesday, June 30, 2026
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African frogs haven't forgotten the ice ages. Scientists can tell by where they live.

Why are frogs diverse in some parts of Africa's rainforests and less so in others? The patterns of cooling and glaciation during the last ice age would probably not have been your first answer or even your last-ditch guess, but it is, nonetheless, correct.

African frogs haven't forgotten the ice ages. Scientists can tell by where they live.
Image: Phys.org
Why are frogs diverse in some parts of Africa's rainforests and less so in others? The patterns of cooling and glaciation during the last ice age would probably not have been your first answer or even your last-ditch guess, but it is, nonetheless, correct.

Originally published at Phys.org

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