Keeping amphibians as pets offers hobbyists an opportunity to connect with the non-human world, often increasing interest in ...

Called the green and golden bell frog, these animals were bred in captivity and will be released in groups of 15 having been ...

Frogs are some of the most widespread amphibians in the United States, thriving in pretty much any area with plenty of water, ...

Smithsonian researcher Brian Gratwicke and colleagues describe how acoustic technology aided the remarkable rediscovery of four amphibian populations thought to have vanished from Panama’s mountain ...

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A deadly fungus has already wiped out 90 species and threatens 500 more but Anthony Waddle is hoping gene replacement could be their salvation Standing ankle-deep in water between two bare cottonwood ...

The shrine’s new steward has cleaned and catalogued items, cleared out rats, and restored a native water path.

A duplicated gene evolved into a switch that determines sex in frogs, revealing how evolution can safely reshape critical ...

An alarming decline in frog and toad populations is being observed worldwide. For decades, scientists have suspected a pathogenic fungus, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (abbreviated Bd), of being ...

Early in development, many animals pick a team—male or female—based on their genetics, and, with time, acquire the ...

As global amphibian populations slide toward crisis, with roughly four in ten species now threatened with extinction, every patch of safe water starts to matter. On a small property near a trout ...