Amphibians and reptiles play important roles in the ecosystems where they live. Some serve as predators that keep their prey's numbers in check, like snakes that eat mice and other rodents. Other ...

Namely, a group of primitive amphibians called the temnospondyls ... It wasn’t that they could survive by eating less, but also their ability to hide in sparse water bodies and consume different ...

This amazing change is called metamorphosis. Amphibians play an important part in the food chain eating insects, snails and slugs. Amphibians have moist skin, lay eggs, live underwater and live on ...

"One of the great mysteries has been the survival and flourishing of a major group of amphibians called the ... by being able to eat most prey animals, and by hiding in sparse water bodies.

In the study, published today in the journal Royal Society Open Science, their findings suggest the amphibians' success ... by being able to eat most prey animals, and by hiding in sparse water ...