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Heavy rains in Archer County revealed a rare Eryops megacephalus skull, an ancient amphibian with a mouth full of curved ...
On July 12, the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources will host an osprey observation event near Flaming Gorge Reservoir.
Maywood Park's annual "Walk on the Wild Side" fundraising event returns June 28. The 3-mile walk highlights the park’s ...
But behind their biological wonders lies a terrifying truth: nearly 41% of all amphibian species are now threatened with ...
Axolotls are also a favorite among medical researchers for their biologically fascinating ability to regenerate any limbs or ...
Peptides from skin secretions of amphibians are considered important components of their immune system and also play a relevant role in their defense mechanism against predators. Herein, by using mass ...
Like other amphibians, axolotls face habitat loss and dwindling numbers. Axolotls are easily bred in labs, but preventing their extinction in the wild has long posed a more difficult challenge.
A better understanding of how these amphibians grow new appendages may lead to better wound healing—or even new limbs—in ...
Sometimes smooth, sometimes slippery, but always unique. Introducing one of the most interesting salamander relatives: newts. Newts are found in Europe, Asia, and North America. This lizard-frog ...
Frogs, salamanders, and other amphibians are not just battling habitat loss and pollution they're now also contending with increasingly brutal heat waves and droughts. A sweeping 40-year study ...
Amphibian declines have been linked to numerous factors, including pesticide use and the fungal pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd). Moreover, research has suggested a link between amphibian ...
Among amphibians that aren’t adept at climbing trees (or small concrete walls), the effect was even greater, with a 94% drop in deaths. “It was surprising. I knew that underpasses would work, but I ...