amphibians

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With long, slender legs and a lightweight frame, it likely moved quickly through vegetation, hunting small reptiles, amphibians, and early mammals.

From Science Daily • Mar. 21, 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

Maria also began looking closely at reptiles and amphibians, whose metamorphosis was little understood.

From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman