Amphibians are small vertebrates that need water, or a moist environment, to survive. The species in this group include frogs, toads, salamanders, and newts. All can breathe and absorb water ...

"We found that 104 out of 5203 species -- 2 % -- are already exposed to overheating in shaded terrestrial conditions. And a 4°C global temperature increase could push 7.5% of species beyond their ...

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Amphibians and reptiles are amazing creatures with clever adaptations that have allowed them to brave the millennia. Consider the Coachella Valley fringe-toed lizard's scaly hind toes, which resemble ...

The Artstor website will be retired on Aug 1st. Copeia No. 171, Apr. - Jun., 1929 A Distributional List of the Amphibians ... A Distributional List of the Amphibians and Reptiles of Utah. No. 3 This ...

There are seven species of amphibian which live in the UK. Oh it sounds like a frog and a frog is a type of amphibian. Amphibians have smooth, moist skin without any hair. They can have four legs ...

The nearly 41% of endangered amphibian species compares with 27% of mammals, 21% of reptiles and 13% of birds, the study said. "Amphibians are the world's most threatened animals," Duke University ...

Yet still, in the face of this devastation, some species managed to survive. Namely, a group of primitive amphibians called the temnospondyls. They may have survived the Great Dying by feeding on ...