Feb. 27 (UPI) --Until now, scientists knew of only four biofluorescent amphibians, one salamander and three frog species. According to a new study, published this week in the journal Scientific ...

An international study led by The Australian National University has found that a fungal disease has caused dramatic population declines worldwide in at least 501 amphibian species, including 90 ...

The ability to activate different sets of genes has likely helped the chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis spread widely in amphibians, resulting in global population declines. While the ...

Human-made changes to the environment are linked to changes in the microbiome on cricket frogs' skin and antimicrobial peptide secretions through the skin, possibly weakening the animals' immune ...

SUAMICO (WLUK) -- With nearly 20 different species of amphibians across the state, many recognize the more popular ones like frogs and toads. On the grounds of Barkhausen Waterfowl Preserve in Suamico ...