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 ...

Scientists have detected snake-like dental glands in caecilians, which means these serpentine creatures might actually be venomous—an unheard of trait among amphibians. Caecilians secrete a substance ...

Fossils of bizarre, armored amphibians known as albanerpetontids provide the oldest evidence of a slingshot-style tongue, a new study shows. Fossils of bizarre, armored amphibians known as ...

The period from mid-March to mid-April is critical for the lifecycle of most amphibians. Many species of salamanders and frogs instinctively know this, and it prompts them to engage in an urgent ...

Amphibians are increasingly vulnerable to global warming, according to new research. Scientists will be able to better identify what amphibian species and habitats will be most impacted by climate ...

By David Brown Herpetologists are calling for greater inclusion of amphibians in African conservation planning, in a recent ...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Fossils of bizarre, armored amphibians known as albanerpetontids provide the oldest evidence of a slingshot-style tongue, a new Science study shows. Despite having lizardlike ...