They’re small — between 12 and 20 centimetres long — so people don’t necessarily see them while driving,” says biologist.

New research shows frogs and other amphibians are already on the brink of overheating in a warming world. Here’s how many will suffer as global temperatures rise.

"We found that 104 out of 5203 species -- 2 % -- are already exposed to overheating in shaded terrestrial conditions. And a 4°C global temperature increase could push 7.5% of species beyond their ...

Amphibians are land animals, but can only reproduce in water. They prefer to live in and around small bodies of water. But ...

Namely, a group of primitive amphibians called the temnospondyls. They may have survived the Great Dying by feeding on some ...

Amphibians are notably fragile in a warming world due to their dependence on external sources to regulate body heat.

Bolitoglossa digitigrada, or the Rio Santa Rosa mushroom tongue salamander, was described using 10 specimens collected from ...

Ancient amphibians survived Earth's biggest extinction by feeding on freshwater prey. Their adaptability helped them thrive.

Ancient frog relatives survived the aftermath of the largest mass extinction of species by feeding on freshwater prey that evaded terrestrial predators, academics have found.

A study published in Environmental Research Letters explored the connection between the decline of amphibian populations in ...