Amphibians have smooth, moist skin without any hair. They can have four legs or no legs at all. You will often find amphibians in garden ponds and lakes where the water is still but they can also ...

Amphibians are small vertebrates that need water, or a moist environment, to survive. The species in this group include frogs, toads, salamanders, and newts. All can breathe and absorb water ...

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

Therefore, the impacts of global warming will likely exceed our projections," says Dr. Pottier. "So all efforts to limit ...

During February and March, volunteers head out after dark with buckets and florescent jackets to stand on roads across the UK ...

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

Amphibians and reptiles are together called herpetofauna, or “herps” for short. All herps are “cold-blooded,” which means they lack an internal thermostat. Instead they must regulate body heat through ...

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

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

their findings suggest the amphibians’ success lay in their generalist feeding ecology, enabling them to feed on a wide variety of prey despite the array of environmental changes happening all around ...