Amphibians, such as salamanders, frogs, and newts, are the most threatened of all vertebrates, with over 40% of all species worldwide at risk of extinction. They are also unique in providing early ...

Alpine newts, also known as Ichthyosaura alpestris, are “small-sized” salamanders that live at high altitude bodies of water ...

Spotted salamanders and wood frogs are among amphibians laying eggs and on the move. Jim Andrews and Erin Talmage with the ...

Many species of amphibians are busy this time of year, living and breeding in wetlands in Kamloops and the Okanagan, and ...

There is good reason to believe fish, amphibians, molluscs and insects are sentient, according to a new declaration signed by ...

A study reported in the journal Acta Ethologica recorded the use of ultrasound by amphibians for the first time in South America. It also describes the first documented case of the use of ...

Yellowstone hosts the largest concentration of mammals in 48 states, so the list goes on. Other wildlife includes six reptile ...

This fungus is thought to have destroyed or eliminated hundreds of species of amphibians around the world. Bd generates fungal spores that can spread in water, and the keratin layer of amphibians is ...

As the weather warms each spring, amphibians trek from their winter habitats to ponds and wetlands for mating season. Helping ...

The study on playful bees is part of a body of research that a group of prominent scholars of animal minds cited earlier this ...

The fungus, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis also known as Bd or the amphibian chytrid fungus, causes chytridiomycosis in amphibians. This fungus is a pathogen that infects and destroys the skin of ...

"Some potential predators of amphibians, such as bats, rodents and small primates, are able to emit and hear sounds at this frequency, which humans can't. One of our hypotheses is that the ...