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Scientists at the Smithsonian identified a fossilized skull from a 270 million-year-old amphibian, which they've named Kermitops gratus Charlotte Phillipp is a Weekend Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE. She ...

TENNESSEE (WJHL) — May 7-13 is recognized by the Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency (TWRA) as a special week dedicated to amphibians found across the state. “Amphibian Week” is designed to bring ...

Josh’s Frogs, an Owosso-based business that has grown into one of the world’s largest online amphibian breeders, last month ...

The admirable little red-bellied toad is the size of a thumb, but it has achieved giant feats: In 2014, it prevented the ...

The spotted salamander is Ohio's state amphibian. This one was discovered in a vernal pond at Indian Creek MetroPark in Reily Township. Salamanders are important indicator species. They are very ...

Scientists have discovered evidence of a prehistoric species of amphibian that could be the precursor to modern species − and they bestowed upon it the great honor of being named after a green froggy ...

Publicity over the past 25 years about the decline of amphibians worldwide has had one positive effect: More and more biologists began scouring the planet for new or lost species of frogs and ...

A new study by researchers at Yale and George Washington University examines the human threats to the amphibian family tree and calls for a rethinking of conservation priorities to preserve species ...

A fungus devastating frogs and toads on nearly every continent may have an Achilles heel. Scientists have discovered a virus that infects the fungus, and that could be engineered to save the ...

Figure 1: Trends in Southern Oscillation Index (SOI), precipitation, water depth and embryo mortality. Measurements of UV-B radiation taken during the field experiment indicated dramatic differences ...