The extinct toad from the ice age was found among the amphibian collection at La Brea Tar Pits and Museum.

Many people are blissfully unaware that the world's frogs and amphibians are fighting their own deadly pandemic. In fact, ...

For the first time, researchers have discovered a new species of extinct amphibian from Ice Age Los Angeles at La Brea Tar ...

Paleontologists sifting through the archives of Los Angeles’ La Brea Tar Pits have discovered a new species of extinct Ice ...

Amphibians are in decline worldwide, with 2 out of every 5 species threatened by extinction, according to a paper published Wednesday in the scientific journal Nature. Researchers evaluated the health ...

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If you walk through a forest at night, you see only darkness and shadows, and perhaps the smudgy outline of trees against the sky. But if you were a salamander snuggled in the leaf litter, under the ...

Neurergus kaiseri, also called Luristan newt, is listed as vulnerable on the International Union for Conservation of Nature's Red List of Threatened Species. Paul Starosta via Getty Images Amphibians ...

Amphibians and reptiles are cold-blooded animals. Amphibians live in water and on land. Reptiles primarily live on land. Amphibians have moist skin and lay eggs in water. Reptiles have scales and lay ...

It is a time of crisis for the world's amphibians, says Helen Meredith. In this week's Green Room she says we may be facing our last chance to save this important group of animals. They consume huge ...

The silent killer fungus, Bd, was described by Smithsonian’s National Zoo veterinarians working with a scientist from the University of Maine (Longcore et al. 1999). This new fungus to science was ...