A global survey reveals that amphibians, including dancing frogs, endemic to India’s Western Ghats, continue to be the most threatened vertebrates, followed by sharks, mammals, reptiles, and birds 1.

The spotted salamander, wood frog and spring peeper — the flagship species — can be found crossing roads in early spring.

The post-winter rains have come, temperatures are rising, and salamanders are undertaking their once-a-year migrations to ...

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All over Schuylkill County, middle and high school students in Envirothon are feverishly learning how to identify the appearance and calls of Pennsylvania amphibians. Amphibian ID is a hallmark ...

Salamanders are amphibians, not reptiles. There are over 700 species of salamanders globally, but all are classified as amphibians. Amphibians are ectothermic, vertebrates, lay eggs, and undergo an ...

Sexual size dimorphism (SSD) in amphibians is a widely observed phenomenon where males and females differ markedly in body size. In many anurans, for instance, females tend to be larger than males, a ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Certain species of salamanders and lizards can actually hear through their lungs, according to a new study at Ohio State University. The research extends previous studies showing that ...

An insidious disease has eliminated dozens of the world’s frog species. Scientists fear a similar plague could be coming for ...

Traffic is down, thanks to the pandemic. That’s good news for amphibians looking to migrate safely. Greg LeClair, who coordinates the Maine Amphibian Migration Monitoring project, helping to move a ...

A career in the biological sciences can take you many places. You may find yourself in a cold, sterile laboratory testing ...