amphibian

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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

Venezuelensis had taken blood from both an amphibian and a human.

From Science Daily • Jan. 15, 2026

Their projections suggest there could be as many as 115,000 fish species and 41,000 amphibian species, compared with about 42,000 fish and 9,000 amphibians currently described.

From Science Daily • Dec. 24, 2025

Among these is the wood frog, a Canadian amphibian that freezes solid for eight months of the year.

From Salon • Apr. 20, 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