Amphibians News

Photos: Top 100 most threatened amphibians named

Due to numerous factors—including habitat destruction, pollution, climate change, and chytrid fungus—amphibians are probably the most threatened taxon in the world, with more than one-third of species at risk of…

Migrating frogs fare poorly when habitat altered

Migrating frogs fare poorly when habitat altered Migrating frogs fare poorly when habitat altered mongabay.com December 19, 2007 Habitat loss and fragmentation are putting amphibians already threatened by climate change,…

Earthquake triggers decline in a frog species

Earthquake triggers decline in a frog species Earthquake triggers decline in a frog species Jeremy Hance, mongabay.com December 3, 2007 Rare study of species after natural disaster provides new insights…

Global warming may provoke evolution

Global warming may provoke evolution Global warming may provoke evolution mongabay.com November 26, 2007 Some 80 million years ago, during a period of global warming, a group of relatively immobile…

Amphibian extinction may be worse than thought

Amphibian extinction may be worse than thought Amphibian extinction may be worse than thought mongabay.com October 31, 2007 Amphibian extinction rates may be higher than previously thought, according to new…

16,306 species threatened with extinction

16,306 species threatened with extinction 16,306 species threatened with extinction mongabay.com September 12, 2007 40% of species assessed by IUCN are threatened with extinction. New tally represents a 1.2 percent…

Why poison dart frogs are poisonous

Why poison dart frogs are poisonous Why poison dart frogs are poisonous Mites are the primary source of poison arrow frog toxins mongabay.com May 14, 2007 Mites -- not ants…

First amphibians were biters not suckers

First amphibians were biters not suckers First amphibians were biters not suckers mongabay.com April 16, 2007 Prehistoric aquatic amphibians developed the ability to feed on land well before they became…

Salamanders dying due to common pesticide

Salamanders dying due to common pesticide Salamanders dying due to common pesticide mongabay.com March 25, 2007 Atrazine, one of the most widely used pesticides in the United States, may be…