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A community portal about Amphibians with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: Amphibians are a taxon of animals that include all living tetrapods that do not have amniotic eggs, are ectotherms, and generally spend part... [more]
A community portal about Amphibians with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: Amphibians are a taxon of animals that include all living tetrapods that do not have amniotic eggs, are ectotherms, and generally spend part of their time on land. Most amphibians do not have the adaptations to an entirely terrestrial existence found in most other modern tetrapods. There are around 6,000 described, living species of amphibians. The study of amphibians and reptiles is known as herpetology. Amphibians are able to breathe through their skin, making them very sensitive to anything they come in contact with, including human hands. When observing amphibians, one should never touch them.
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Amphibians worldwide are in trouble. One of the most endangered animal groups, amphibians are increasingly threatened by habitat loss, pollution, and climate change. However the largest threat is chytridiomycosis, a devastating disease caused by a parasitic chytrid fungus known as...
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HOME > SCIENCE IN THE NEWS > Science Detail SCIENCE IN THE NEWS DAILY from National Geographic News The world's amphibians are in dire straits?but global warming may not be the problem, a new study suggests. Most experts agree that the
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It is crucial for prey to be able to learn to discriminate between predators and non-predators. While this task can be challenging and dangerous for prey animals, it appears that amphibian embryos have found a way to get a head start on their homework.
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The number of threatened amphibian species in Peru may be significantly underestimated, increasing the risk that conservation decisions will fail to account ...
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Amphibian experts gathered today at the Zoological Society of London to hear about the sorry state of the world’s frogs, toads, newts, salamanders and caecilians.
“I can hardly think of a more important subject for us to be covering today,” ZSL’s director general Lesley Dickie told the gathered...
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Evidence that global warming is causing the worldwide declines of amphibians may not be as conclusive as previously thought, according to biologists. The findings, which contradict two widely held views, could help reveal what is killing the frogs and toads and aid in their conservation.
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Cane toads are the fastest-moving amphibians on earth -- but arthritis has become a problem for their rapidly evolving bodies. Introduced 70 years ago into northeast Queensland to kill off...
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The freezer could be the future for frogs and other amphibians. Efforts announced today are currently underway around the world to boost amphibian numbers with cryopreservation and assisted reproduction.
Breeding frogs and their cousins to increase numbers could help vulnerable species survive...
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by Linda Geddes and Catherine Brahic Magazine issue 2684. Subscribe and get 4 free issues. For similar stories, visit the Endangered Species Topic Guide A FUNGAL disease is decimating amphibian populations around the world, and so far the only way to
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Study rules out inbreeding as cause of amphibian deformities.
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How big is the problem, what are the causes and what can be done?Amphibians, a unique group of vertebrates containing over 6,300 known species, are threatened worldwide. A recent assessment of the entire group (globalamphibians.org) found that nearly one-third (32%) of the world�s amphibian...
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Ten of the world's most popular pesticides can decimate amphibian populations when mixed together even if the concentration of the individual chemicals are within limits considered safe, according to University of Pittsburgh research. Such "cocktails of contaminants" are frequently detected in...
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Amphibian Productions , an integral part of the Fort Worth theater community and a growing presence in New York City, presents some challenging new works for patrons.
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The freezer could be the future for frogs and other amphibians. Efforts announced today are currently underway around the world to boost amphibian numbers with cryopreservation and assisted reproduction.
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Documentary Raises Awareness of Deadly Fungus Behind Amphibian Extinction Crisis
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