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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
A Bengal whipping frog (Polypedates taeniatus).

In Bangladesh, microplastic threat to frogs is also concern for rice farming

Farhana Parvin 21 Jun 2023
The purple frog (Nasikabatrachus sahyadrensis), an ancient species that lived during the dinosaurs, calls small crevices around rocky streams home. Landslides can alter their habitats drastically. Image by David V Raju via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

As tourism booms in India’s Western Ghats, habitat loss pushes endangered frogs to the edge

Spoorthy Raman 22 May 2023
A depiction of the legend of the Kim Qui and the Restored Sword (Hoan Kiem), on mural ceramics in Hoan Kiem temple

Death of last female Yangtze softshell turtle signals end for ‘god’ turtle

Jeremy Hance 9 May 2023
Bioacoustic researcher

The more degraded a forest, the quieter its wildlife, new study shows

Carolyn Cowan 24 Apr 2023

Multinational task force aims to save colorful rainforest frogs

Suzana Camargo 6 Mar 2023

New species of ‘Tolkien frog’ emerges from Middle Earth of Ecuadoran Andes

Liz Kimbrough 17 Feb 2023
Aplastodiscus leucopygius.

Restore linked habitat to protect tropical amphibians from disease: Study

Sean Mowbray 8 Feb 2023
A crab-eating frog.

EU demand for frogs’ legs raises risks of local extinctions, experts warn

Sean Mowbray 23 Jan 2023
Two natterjack toads (Epidalea calamita) in mating position. Image courtesy of Christoph Bühler.

If you build it, the amphibians will come: Swiss researchers show new ponds boost species at risk

Elissa Welle 9 Dec 2022
sikkim lizard in Nepal

An elusive lizard thought to live only in India makes an appearance in Nepal

Abhaya Raj Joshi 17 Aug 2022
A Brachycephalus ephippium on leaves

Pumpkin toadlets can’t jump: The frog that gave up balance for size

Liz Kimbrough 24 Jun 2022

Amazon frog highlights appropriation of Indigenous knowledge for commercial gain

Jennifer Ann Thomas 31 May 2022

Study: Breeding adaptations help tree frogs thrive in different climates

Malaka Rodrigo 18 May 2022

New photo guide is most comprehensive yet on Sri Lanka’s amphibians

Malaka Rodrigo 15 Feb 2022

In Panama, a tiny rainfrog named after Greta Thunberg endures

Liz Kimbrough 11 Jan 2022

COP15 comment: Overlooked rice landscapes can boost biodiversity in Asia (commentary)

Alex Stuart, Oliver Frith 14 Sep 2021

Scientists describe new tree frog in push to catalog Indonesia’s amphibians

Grace Dungey 2 Sep 2021

Platform presents unpublished data on Brazilian biodiversity

Ronaldo Ribeiro | Alan Azevedo | Letícia Klein 11 Aug 2021

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