Tag: Amphibians

The European Union plans to ban one of the most common pesticides in the world due to concerns about the pesticide posing a high risk to amphibians and fish as...

Home hunting is always a challenge, but eastern hellbenders (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis) face the danger of getting killed if they don’t find the right rock to hide under.  “Stream flow can...

An international study has found that a fungal disease among amphibians is responsible for the greatest loss of biodiversity attributable to a disease ever recorded. Researchers found the chytrid fungus...

Frogs can change their sex even in pristine, pollution free settings. Past research suggested that male-to-female sex changes happening in frogs in suburban ponds may be caused by increased levels of estrogen...

YouTube videos that people upload of their amphibian pets are helping researchers understand what types of frogs and salamanders may become invasive. “The same traits that make some species successful...

A species of frog that inhabits remote mountain pools in the Pacific Northwest is likely to go extinct by the end of the century, researchers found. The Cascades frog (Rana...

The last known Sehuencas water frog (Telmatobius yuracare) existed alone in captivity in Bolivia while biologists searched for a possible mate. After 10 years, they succeeded. On an expedition to...

Site visits are critical to helping scientists learn more about species and their habitats.  The trips often take them into areas most people do not have a chance to explore,...

Noise pollution from nearby cars on highways is known to bother many species. But researchers recently found some wood frogs (Lithobates sylvaticus), which rely on sound to find mates, have...

Researchers know that frogs, toads and salamanders have been facing steep declines in recent decades, but is climate change the main driver? Putting together data from across North America, including...