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The return of the axolotl (cartoon)

Rohan Chakravarty 17 Sep 2025
The truncate-toed chorus frog is a tree-dwelling species endemic to the Philippines with four recognized subspecies. They have expanded toe discs, called pads, on their toes.

Deforestation in the Philippines may have caused infertile hybrids of endemic frogs, study finds

Spoorthy Raman 16 Jul 2025

Scientists describe three new frog species from Peruvian Andes

Kristine Sabillo 10 Jul 2025
El Rincon frog

On a Patagonian plateau, a microendemic frog makes a hopeful comeback

Mark Hillsdon 20 Jun 2025
Tiger salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum)

Radio tags help reveal the secret lives of tiger salamanders

Abhishyant Kidangoor 16 May 2025
A purple axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum). Image by Raphael Brasileiro via Pexels.

Hope for endangered axolotls as captive-bred group survives in wild

Shanna Hanbury 5 May 2025
Banner image of a weimang (Dendrolagus pulcherrimus) in Lumi, Papua New Guinea, by John Cannon/Mongabay

Locals, researchers race to save unique biodiversity of PNG’s Torricellis

Mongabay.com 18 Apr 2025
The Cuyaba dwarf frog (Physalaemus nattereri) inflating its rear end to scare away predators. Image courtesy of Felipe Bittioli.

Most frogs in Brazil’s Pantanal wetlands to lose habitat by 2100: Study

Shanna Hanbury 17 Apr 2025
Banner image of a Darwin's frog and newborn at London Zoo, courtesy of Benjamin Tapley/ZSL.

Endangered Chilean frogs thrive in London while waiting out deadly fungus

Kristine Sabillo 15 Apr 2025

Longer periods of drought threaten Brazilian amphibians

Suzana Camargo 2 Apr 2025
Winners of 2025 Future For Nature Awards. From left— Anthony Waddle, image by Yorick Lambreghts, Ruthmery Pillco, image by Eleanor Flatt, Kumar Paudel, image courtesy of Paudel.

Future for Nature Award 2025 winners conserve frogs, pangolins, dwarf deer

Shreya Dasgupta 17 Mar 2025

New frog species show how geology shapes Amazon’s biodiversity

Sibélia Zanon 19 Dec 2024

One of the tiniest frogs ever is discovered in Brazil, defying size limits

Shanna Hanbury 22 Nov 2024

2 new species of rare toothed toads described from Vietnam and China: studies

Kristine Sabillo 9 Oct 2024

Study shores up reputation of Bolivia’s Madidi National Park as amphibian haven

Shreya Dasgupta 14 Aug 2024

How an international effort is keeping North America free of a deadly amphibian disease

Mike DiGirolamo 30 Jul 2024

Study finds 2,000+ species restricted to natural disaster-prone areas

Shreya Dasgupta 30 Jul 2024

Rare mutant blue-skinned frog spotted in Australia

Shreya Dasgupta 25 Jul 2024
Two common male rat snakes in Chitwan National Park, Nepal.

Nepal’s shifting biodiversity research landscape: Interview with Karan Bahadur Shah

Abhaya Raj Joshi 18 Jul 2024

Frog ‘saunas’ may help threatened frogs fight off deadly fungus

Liz Kimbrough 9 Jul 2024
A fire salamander, vulnerable on the IUCN list.

Know your salamander: To conserve amphibians, study their intelligence (commentary)

Deyatima Ghosh 13 Jun 2024
In 2021, a resident of the small Ecuadorian town of Simiátug found a male frog putatively belonging to the long-lost species Atelopus guanujo.

A tale of two frogs: The tough uphill battle for rediscovered species

Katarina Zimmer 4 Jun 2024

Haunting song pays tribute to Toughie, the frog whose extinction went unnoticed

Liz Kimbrough 10 Apr 2024
Shoebill

Study identifies species with a long history but short future amid threats

Carolyn Cowan 28 Mar 2024
A Fejervarya iskandari

Java’s frogman reflects on half-century dive into amphibian world

Donny Iqbal 7 Feb 2024

Three new species of frogs found nestled in Madagascar’s pandan trees

Liz Kimbrough 1 Feb 2024

New volcano toad from Mount Kenya reveals an ancient lineage

Ryan Truscott 4 Dec 2023

No animals harmed as wildlife specimen collection goes digital in 3D

Abhishyant Kidangoor 30 Nov 2023

Study shows dire outlook for amphibians: 40% threatened with extinction

Suzana Camargo 20 Nov 2023
Mountain Chicken Frog (Leptodactylus fallax)

Sliver of hope as ‘mountain chicken’ frog shows resistance to deadly disease

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 19 Oct 2023

Frogs in the pot: Two in five amphibian species at risk amid climate crisis

Liz Kimbrough 5 Oct 2023
PFAS and other chemical pollution are posing a growing threat to the little auk (Alle alle) and other Arctic seabirds.

PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ harming wildlife the world over: Study

Sharon Guynup 26 Sep 2023

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