amphibian

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Worldwide, scientists have identified more than 9,000 amphibian species, and about 100 to 200 new ones are added each year, he said.

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

To reconstruct the fungus's historical distribution, international collaborators examined 2,280 amphibian specimens collected between 1815 and 2014 and stored in zoological museums worldwide.

From Science Daily • Jan. 19, 2026

How many reptile and amphibian species lived in the L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2025

I make a drawing of the inside of the frog, with all its curlicues and bulbs, its tiny lungs, its cold-blooded amphibian heart.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood