amphibian

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A 2023 analysis of roughly 8,000 amphibian species found that two out of five are threatened with extinction, making amphibians the most endangered group of vertebrates.

From Science Daily • Mar. 9, 2026

Edwardian author Kenneth Grahame's story of boating, caravanning and picnicking and the hi-jinks of a cross-dressing amphibian is also an ode to the English landscape.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026

To reconstruct the fungus's historical distribution, international collaborators examined 2,280 amphibian specimens collected between 1815 and 2014 and stored in zoological museums worldwide.

From Science Daily • Jan. 19, 2026

“I haven’t seen this level of positivity and excitement ever,” said Stephanie Carpenter, a reptile and amphibian keeper.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 18, 2025

Maria was the first to document the life stages of this unusual amphibian, which attaches its eggs to its back.

From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman