amphibians
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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
Those amphibians are endangered due to habitat loss.
From Salon • Feb. 9, 2026
Running along Brazil's coastline, the Atlantic Forest supports an extraordinary range of life, including hundreds of species of birds, amphibians, reptiles, mammals, and fishes.
From Science Daily • Jan. 15, 2026
Within as little as three million years after the end-Permian mass extinction, the oceans supported complex food webs filled with predatory reptiles and amphibians.
From Science Daily • Dec. 30, 2025
The larger-than-usual animals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians scattered among the people in the stands were also grieving.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
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