amphibia

How Scientists Are Saving North America’s Largest Salamander
How Scientists Are Saving North America’s Largest Salamanderby Joeby Ragpa - Feb. 20, 2023

For 7 years, the scientists cared for hellbenders—North America's largest salamander at the zoo, preparing them for life in the river they’re now standing ...

Citizen Science Survey of Hellbender, Mudpuppy Was Launched in the West Virginia
Citizen Science Survey of Hellbender, Mudpuppy Was Launched in the West Virginiaby Joeby Ragpa - Feb. 09, 2023

In an effort to learn more about the distribution of hellbenders and mudpuppies, the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources has launched a citizen sci...

How to Manage Forests in the Land of an Mountain Salamander
How to Manage Forests in the Land of an Mountain Salamanderby Joeby Ragpa - Dec. 28, 2022

What are the impacts of wildfire on the Sacramento Mountain salamander? These are some of the questions that Dr. Nancy Karraker and students in her lab at ...

Amphibian Survival Alliance is looking for Executive Director
Amphibian Survival Alliance is looking for Executive Directorby Joeby Ragpa - Nov. 29, 2022

The Amphibian Survival Alliance (ASA) is looking for an ambitious new Executive Director to grow and develop the partnership, refine and implement the new ...

A Healthier Pet Trade Could Prevent a Looming American Amphibian Apocalypse
A Healthier Pet Trade Could Prevent a Looming American Amphibian Apocalypseby Joeby Ragpa - Sep. 28, 2022

Scientists have found a relationship between the amphibian apocalypse (loss of Central American frogs to the Bd fungus) to a temporary rise in malaria rate...

Historic Conservation Milestone of Ozark Hellbenders Was Achieved!
Historic Conservation Milestone of Ozark Hellbenders Was Achieved!by Joeby Ragpa - Sep. 04, 2022

The 10,000th hellbenders (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis bishopi) captive bred in Saint Louis Zoo, were released into an Ozark river. Read more info about...

A New Species of Salamander Namely Yangsan Clawed Salamander Was Described
A New Species of Salamander Namely Yangsan Clawed Salamander Was Describedby Joeby Ragpa - Aug. 08, 2022

A new species of Caudata representatives, namely Yangsan clawed salamander (Onychodactylus sillanus) was described from the extreme southeast of the Korean...

Biologist Telling About Evolutionary Race Between Hungry Snakes and Toxic Newts
Biologist Telling About Evolutionary Race Between Hungry Snakes and Toxic Newtsby Joeby Ragpa - Apr. 08, 2022

The newt can use tetrodotoxin from its skin glands to induce lethargy af the attacking snake and win enough time to escape from death. Read more info ab...