Amphibians also have special skin glands that produce useful proteins. Some transport water, oxygen, and carbon dioxide either into or out of the animal. Others fight bacteria or fungal infections.

You might know axolotls from video games like “Minecraft” and “Pokemon,” but the aquatic salamanders with unique, adorable ...

Despite their differences, reptiles and amphibians share several traits that connect them. Both groups are cold-blooded vertebrate animals, meaning they rely on external heat sources to regulate ...

The culprit: amphibian chytrid fungus, which first appeared here in 2004 and has since wiped out tens of thousands of animals. In Quito, Coloma and his colleague Santiago Ron have established a ...

A diverse community of amphibians and reptiles indicates that the area is healthy and can support the plant and animal life that herps need for food and cover. At the Center for Biological Diversity, ...

Cold-blooded – Animals which become colder or hotter depending on the temperature around them. All amphibians are cold-blooded. Frogspawn – The eggs of a frog. In the UK amphibians lay their ...

"Amphibians are the world's most threatened animals," Duke University frog researcher Junjie Yao, who was not involved in the study, told The Associated Press. The biggest threat to amphibians ...

On campus, you can interact with different species of monkeys, as well as amphibians, bats, bees and more. Your experience studying these animals under the close guidance of our faculty will prepare ...

We completed close to 20 experiments exposing different amphibian species to four PFAS using different exposure routes and length of exposure. Major findings include: PFOS bioaccumulated and the ...