amphibia

The Center for Biological Diversity notified the Trump administration today that it intends to sue over ongoing violations of the Endangered Spec...

These amphibians evolved unique strategies to move around the canopies of the world’s tallest trees. With mottled brown skin and a body small enough to ...

The researchers say the resistance they have observed in the frog may be due to natural selection for more resistant genotypes, acquired immunity and diffe...

Phylloland—an ambitious conservation project to preserve the amphibians of Peru. Life in the jungle is not easy, especially for amphibians that face rapid extin...

The frog, Limnonectes cassiopeia has been collected more than 12 times over the last 20 years but were thought to be juveniles of the Luzon giant fanged fr...

A recently published study sheds light on the ecological importance of red-backed salamanders in the northeastern United States."We have always known the r...

The Kihansi spray toad is the first disappearance attributed to the BdCAPE strain of chytrid fungus. The coin-size yellow toads led a charmed and secret li...

Although there is a clear trend towards adopting biosecurity protocols when handling amphibians, there are still many people who are unaware of them or choose...

The tepuis are indeed home to some of the world’s rarest and strangest creatures: tepui toads that roll into balls instead of hopping, frogs that dwel...

Males of hellbender salamander normally tend their young, but lately they’ve been devouring them instead. Cannibalism isn't the only human-influenced ca...

A male (left) and female Palmate Newt. Note the distinctive hair-like filament at the end of the male's tail. Photo: NPWS The palmate newt—a newt species na...

Lecture on amphibian diversity of India as an amphibian Hotspot is planned on April 25, 2024. Speaker: S. D. Biju (Sathyabhama Das Biju) – Professor, Depar...

Some caecilians feed their young on a combination of their own skin and a nutrient-rich milk-like liquid.An egg-laying amphibian found in Brazil nourishes ...

The marsupial frog, which incubates its young in a pouch on its back, was thought to be extinct in some countries. The word "marsupial" typically evokes a ka...

 Ecologist Karen Lips talks about mysterious deaths have occurred all over the planet and followed a similar pattern. Why have so many species vanished? ...

The release of a significant number of Endangered harlequin frogs that are highly susceptible to the chytrid fungus prompted some concerns that there may b...

Researchers have discovered that female Taricha newts possess significantly higher levels of tetrodotoxin, a potent neurotoxin, than their male counterpart...

The campaign, called "Adoptaxolotl," asks people for as little as 600 pesos (about $35) to virtually adopt an axolotl—one of the tiny "water monsters." Vir...

The Future Leaders of Amphibian Conservation Program aims to support those who wish to conduct or continue initiatives that directly or indirectly impact t...

Three regions of Panama have been included among the Threatened Amphibian Landscapes (TALs) by the Second Global Amphibian Assessment (GAA-2) recently conduc...

Legless amphibians (Caecilians) are the first amphibians known to pass on their microbiomes to their offspring. When born, baby legless amphibians...

Male Eastern hellbender normally tends their young, but lately they’ve been devouring them instead. Eastern hellbenders once swam in at least 570 s...

The olm, also known as the human fish, is an endangered species that has developed unique characteristics in response to its extreme living conditions. It can ...

Biologists with Purdue University and the Indiana Department of Natural Resources are celebrating the discovery of a young Hellbender Salamander i...

Scientists at Oak Ridge National Lab are developing crosswalks for wildlife on the reservation, especially four-toed salamander, who is considered at risk....

Caecilian mothers grow a fatty skin layer for their babies to tear off and eat. It offers not only nourishment for their offspring but also microbes. Th...

The Mexican salamander—axolotl can regrow its body and stay looking young forever. The amphibian is only found in two lakes and is considered critically en...

An international team of researchers has uncovered "unprecedented" snake venom resistance in an unexpected species—the legless amphibians known as caecilia...

The newly-identified species, Siren sphagnicola (common name is the seepage siren), is around 20 cm in total length, making it the smallest known...

A new Axolotl Museum and Amphibian Conservation Center dedicated to Mexico's critically endangered axolotl salamander is highlighting the amphibian's remar...