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

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

From Science Daily • Jan. 15, 2026

I met a married couple at a No Kings rally in Sacramento who were dressed up as dinosaurs, inspired by the Portland Frog, an activist who wears an inflatable amphibian suit.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 28, 2025

My heart, that amphibian, moving that moment between two elements: one, excitement; the other, fear.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides