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 ...

Since amphibians use our gardens throughout the year, they need shelter, such as a log pile, a dead hedge, a compost heap or the odd boulder.

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 ...