A small but mighty cohort of endangered newts is showing promise in Portland. Last August, the Mazama newt — an amphibian species found only in Crater Lake — moved into the Oregon Zoo’s conservation ...

The Division of Natural Resources recently launched a new citizen science project to track eastern newts across the state.

You’re probably familiar with the basic amphibian life plan: Start as a wriggly, water-breathing tadpole, transform into an adult that breathes air. This is the pattern followed by all our frogs and ...

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Natural closeup on a bright red Western redback salamander, Plethodon vehiculum sitting on the ground.(Getty Images/Wirestock) Fourth grade students from Powell Elementary School testified Wednesday ...

How does a thin-skinned, cold-blooded creature survive a below freezing Colorado winter without a fur coat or a ticket south?

Human-caused climate change is threatening amphibians around the world, a new study published Wednesday suggests. In fact, 2 out of every 5 amphibian species are now threatened with extinction ...

CHIEVRES, Belgium – It is international amphibians’ week - a global celebration dedicated to the diverse and vital group of animals known as amphibians. To celebrate this week let’s review what ...

“It is so chilly that it puts out fire by its contact, in the same way as ice does. It vomits from its mouth a milky slaver, one touch of which on any part of the human body causes all the hair to ...

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