Herpetology is the branch of zoology concerned with the study of amphibians (including frogs, toads, salamanders, newts and the gymnophiona) and reptiles (including snakes, lizards, amphisbaenids ...

For each liver sample (n = 6 for each group), approximate 50 mg liver tissue was weighed before the extraction of metabolites and dried lyophilized were ground in a 2 mL Eppendorf tube containing a 5 ...

Burlington’s 13th annual King Road closure, for the breeding season migration of endangered Jefferson salamanders, starts Wednesday, March 12 and runs to Wednesday, April 9. The Conservation Halton ...

The annual closure of a Burlington road to allow for the safe passage of endangered Jefferson salamanders as they complete their breeding migration has begun. King Road will be closed from North ...

Patrice Pottier works as a postdoctoral researcher for The University of New South Wales, Sydney. This research was funded by a UNSW Scientia PhD scholarship. Patrice Pottier is also a board ...

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 ...

Amphibians are increasingly vulnerable to global warming, according to new research. Scientists will be able to better identify what amphibian species and habitats will be most impacted by climate ...

Scientists will be able to better identify what amphibian species and habitats will be most impacted by climate change, thanks to a new study by UNSW researchers. Amphibians are the world's most ...

Amphibians are land animals, but can only reproduce in water. They prefer to live in and around small bodies of water. But this habitat is becoming increasingly rare—in Germany alone, more than ...

Ancient frog relatives survived the aftermath of the largest mass extinction of species by feeding on freshwater prey that evaded terrestrial predators, academics have found. Ancient frog ...

Western slimy salamanders can reach nearly 8 inches in total length, but most individuals vary from about 4 to 7 inches. Western slimy salamanders occur on hillsides and in valleys where hardwood ...