Tag: Amphibians

An invasive aquatic plant may be lending amphibians besieged by human development a helping hand, according to new research. “I didn’t expect to find these results,” said Katie Holzer, the...

A combination of habitat destruction, deadly diseases and climate change may spell doom for amphibians in many parts of the world, according to new research. “There’s pretty good agreement that...

It was midafternoon on the last day of the search, and nothing had turned up. Thomas Floyd had been invited to Alabama a few weeks ago to help track down...

Warmer winters and the changing nature of precipitation may have negative effects on amphibians that live in the mountainous wetlands of the Pacific Northwest, according to new research. “What we...

Increased levels of estrogen in suburban ponds could be affecting the sex ratio of frogs, according to new research. “The more suburban [the frogs] got the more sexually proportionate to...

Some frogs may be able to adapt to brackish, salty water, according to new research. “Coastal frogs are less likely to avoid placing their eggs in salt water,” said Molly...

Scientists have discovered that a newly identified infectious tadpole disease exists in a wide range of frog populations around the world. In a new study published in the Proceedings of the...

Some salamanders may change the way they use habitat as trees are burned, thinned out or restored to historical oak savanna conditions, according to a new study. “There’s really not...