Frogs and toads, salamanders and newts, wormlike (and little-known) caecilians—these are the class Amphibia ... The culprit: amphibian chytrid fungus, which first appeared here in 2004 and ...

Amphibians are small vertebrates that need water, or a moist environment, to survive. The species in this group include frogs, toads, salamanders, and newts. All can breathe and absorb water ...

Most recently, I am using amphibian models to examine the impact ... has been identified in all vertebrate classes examined (fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals, including humans ...

By 1996 sufficient data had accumulated that the phenomenon of amphibian declines and disappearances was an empirical fact. Among the leading factors are habitat destruction and modification as a ...

Conservationists have been trying for five years to gain endangered status for the amphibian that is an indicator of clean ...