How does a thin-skinned, cold-blooded creature survive a below freezing Colorado winter without a fur coat or a ticket south? Frogs, toads, and salamanders are all examples of amphibians, a ...

The most detailed world map of mammals, birds and amphibians ever produced shows that endangered species from these groups do not inhabit the same geographical areas, says new research. The most ...

Amphibians are biological marvels, starting life in water before moving to land. The list highlights dual-habitat masters: Frogs, Salamanders, Crocodiles, Sea Turtles, and Beavers. One in five ...

The selective logging of trees in otherwise intact tropical forests can take a serious toll on the number of animal species living there. Mammals and amphibians are particularly sensitive to the ...

Today (May 22) is World Biodiversity Day. In celebration, below is a look at the world’s ten most biodiverse countries as measured by species richness. This list takes a simplified approach, created a ...

Sharon Kahara is a Research Associate at Humboldt State University and a Principal Investigator on the amphibian inventory and tracking project described. Amphibians are cold-blooded vertebrates that ...