amphibian

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

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

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

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

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

By examining how amphibians responded to those ancient changes, researchers may also gain insight into how similar animals could respond to human caused climate change today.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 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

Researchers say amphibians provide a window into the past because they don’t travel far during their lifetimes and are sensitive to climate change.

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

Congress because it killed millions of birds, fish, and amphibians after World War II, the insecticide called DDT was still being used in South America.

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George