The admirable little red-bellied toad is the size of a thumb, but it has achieved giant feats: In 2014, it prevented the construction of a small hydroelectric dam that threatened to alter its only ...

A major class of vertebrate species is experiencing widespread population declines due to climate change, according to new research. Amphibians, the most threatened class of vertebrates, are ...

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 ...

In the aftermath of historically severe wildfires in 2020, a study of Cascade Range watersheds found that stream vertebrates ...

Wildlife overpasses reduce road mortality for large species, but could they work for small ones like amphibians? A town in Vermont found out.

Frogs and salamanders have been keeping a secret from humans — they can actually glow in the dark. In fact, every single species of amphibian tested in a new study was able to glow under specific ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. It’s not easy being green, but a newly described amphibian ...

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 ...

There is a plague ripping through the amphibian species of the world. It’s caused by fungus that’s invisible to the naked eye and spreads easily by many means. It kills by disrupting the way these ...

The rocks in the area in which the skull was found, known as the Red Beds, are over 270 million years old, and contain fossils of several ancient species that are early relatives of modern amphibians, ...