Amphibians are cold-blooded vertebrates that typically have four limbs and live part of their life in water and part on land. They are adapted to environments where they can move between aquatic ...

You might know axolotls from video games like “Minecraft” and “Pokemon,” but the aquatic salamanders with unique, adorable ...

Another special feature of most amphibians is their egg-larva-adult life cycle. The larvae are aquatic and free-swimming—frogs and toads at this stage are called tadpoles. At a certain size ...

Another key distinction lies in reproduction. Amphibians lay eggs in water, and their offspring often start life as aquatic larvae. In contrast, reptile eggs can be laid on land, thanks to their ...

This was a sensory apparatus that amphibians utilized to react to changes in their aquatic atmosphere. “I saw sharp, pointy teeth, and my first thought was that it was a baby crocodile ...

Conservationists have been trying for five years to gain endangered status for the amphibian that is an indicator of clean ...

Hellbenders may not be pretty to everyone, but these strictly aquatic salamanders are as interesting as their awesome name implies — and they grow up to 2 feet long and sometimes top 4 pounds, making ...

The Southeast also contains more than two-thirds of North America's species and subspecies of crayfishes and more amphibians and aquatic reptiles than any other region. All things considered, it has ...

Urbanisation is rapidly transforming landscapes worldwide, becoming a key driver of global biodiversity loss. It often impacts biodiversity negatively ...