The first Global Amphibian Assessment was published in 2004 and found that amphibians are Earth’s most threatened class of vertebrates. This second report confirms that the smooth-skinned ...

Amphibians, the most threatened class of vertebrates, are deteriorating globally, with about 40% of more than 8,000 amphibian species studied categorized as threatened -- a greater percentage than ...

Their findings, published this week in Nature, indicate nearly 41 percent of amphibian species are threatened with extinction, making them the most imperiled class of vertebrates on the planet. Since ...

"It's a gut punch," JJ Apodaca, head of the nonprofit group Amphibian and Reptile Conservancy ... Amphibians are a class of cold-blooded vertebrates that include frogs, toads, salamanders and ...

Difference between Reptiles and Amphibians: Reptiles and amphibians are both ectothermic or cold-blooded animals. The amphibians are known to live a dual life i.e. both kand and water. Reptiles on ...

Now, a new, first-of-its-kind study offers powerful evidence that a simple intervention—wildlife underpass tunnels—can dramatically reduce these amphibian deaths and help preserve ecosystems.