Tag: Amphibians

After frog populations in Panama were decimated by a 2004 chytrid fungus outbreak, the species that survived have developed the ability to coexist with the fungus, according to recent research....

A question over designated critical habitat for the dusky gopher frog (Lithobates sevosus) will be the first Endangered Species Act case to go to the Supreme Court in nearly a...

The fungal pathogen behind the extinction of entire species of South American amphibians has been detected for the first time in endangered frogs and toads in India. In a study...

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,...

When Collen Kamoroff was sampling the montane lake waters of eastern California, she was trying to ensure they no longer contained invasive fish. Instead, she found what she believes could...

Researchers have documented another frog species that carries the deadly chytrid fungal disease but shows no symptoms, and they believe others may exist around the world, contributing to global amphibian...

When ephemeral wetlands swell with water, frogs and toads congregate to breed and lay their eggs, which hatch into tadpoles. “That’s risky business,” said U.S. Forest Service research ecologist Katie...

Wood frogs (Lithobates sylvaticus) can survive freezing solid in the winter, but they may have a harder time facing warmer temperatures brought on by climate change. A paper published in...

“Got one!” A voice calls out across a field of waist-high sedge. Nets dip and splash into the tiny, yet deceptively deep pond in search of elusive prey while feet...

The July issue of The Journal of Wildlife Management (Vol. 81.5), the latest Wildlife Monograph (Vol. 198) and the June issue of the Wildlife Society Bulletin (Vol. 41.2) are now...