amphibian

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

He began studying the Tar Pits' relatively understudied reptile and amphibian collections while working there as a Postdoctoral Fellow.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026

Also detailed in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology is the first record of another amphibian: the Mexican burrowing toad —Rhinophrynus.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026

Scientists have uncovered why some amphibian populations rebound after being devastated by a deadly fungal disease that has wiped out frogs and toads around the world.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 15, 2026

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

The natural phenomenon is known as "la arribada", meaning "the arrival", and sees hundreds of thousands of the amphibians swim ashore in southern Mexico.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

The same fragility may also mean that many extinct reptiles and amphibians have disappeared from the fossil record entirely.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026

The spadefoot toad, or Spea labreae, is one of only two ice age amphibians to have been found in the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026

Paul Davies, the island's National Trust countryside manager, said a large number of nesting birds will have died as well as reptiles, small mammals and amphibians.

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 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