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amphibian

[am-fib-ee-uhn] / æmˈfɪb i ən /
NOUN
cold-blooded vertebrate
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In a rescue mission on Wednesday, amphibian and reptile experts found dead wildlife, but also some survivors which were collected and relocated.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

To establish that the fossils represented a new species, Cruz closely examined amphibian bones from the La Brea Tar Pits collection, which had not received a detailed assessment in nearly 30 years.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026

Researchers at La Brea Tar Pits have identified a previously unknown amphibian that lived in Ice Age Los Angeles.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026

Researchers in Los Angeles have made a ribbiting new discovery at the La Brea Tar Pits and Museum — an extinct amphibian from the ice age.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026

I make a drawing of the inside of the frog, with all its curlicues and bulbs, its tiny lungs, its cold-blooded amphibian heart.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

Working with the Zoological Society of London, WWF tracks nearly 36,000 populations of almost 6,000 species of mammals, birds, fish, reptiles and amphibians.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

A panel of wildlife experts drew up a shortlist of 18 mammals, birds, amphibians insects and fish which were put forward to public nominations.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

That exceptional preservation has made Pedrera de Meià an important site for studying Lower Cretaceous fish, amphibians, reptiles, and plants.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026

Diamond frogs are some of Madagascar's most distinctive amphibians.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026

In the fourth grade he started a herpetology club, for anyone interested in toads, frogs, snakes, and various other amphibians and reptiles.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French


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