Frogs in California harbor deadly amphibian pathogen, researchers find
Fatal fungus found in third major amphibian group, caecilians
Frog killing fungus found to infect crayfish too
(Phys.org)—A team of US biologists has found that the chytrid fungus, believed to be responsible for amphibian deaths worldwide, also infects and kills crayfish. In their paper published in the Proceedings of ...
Dec 18, 2012
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New skin-eating amphibian discovered
Scientists have discovered a new species of caecilian - a worm-like amphibian - whose young peel off and eat their mother's skin.
Mar 25, 2013
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New scientific studies reveal Midwestern frogs decline, mammal populations altered by invasive plant
New three-fingered frog discovered in southern Brazil
On a trek across this Atlantic rainforest reserve in southern Brazil, biologist Michel Garey recalled how on his birthday in 2007 he chanced upon what turned out to be a new species of tiny, three-fingered ...
Nov 02, 2012
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Study shows how biodiversity can protect against disease
The richer the assortment of amphibian species living in a pond, the more protection that community of frogs, toads and salamanders has against a parasitic infection that can cause severe deformities, including the growth ...
Feb 13, 2013
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Study documents widespread extinction of lizard populations due to climate change
A major survey of lizard populations worldwide has found an alarming pattern of population extinctions attributable to rising temperatures. If current trends continue, 20 percent of all lizard species could ...
May 13, 2010
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Scientists discover ultrasonic communication among frogs
(PhysOrg.com) -- UCLA scientists report for the first time on the only known frog species that can communicate using purely ultrasonic calls, whose frequencies are too high to be heard by humans. Known as ...
May 11, 2009
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Fungus destroying amphibian populations at higher rate than habitat destruction
(PhysOrg.com) -- According to a new report published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, human development and habitat loss are not the main contributor to the population decline of man ...
Jun 01, 2011
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Biodiversity helps dilute infectious disease, reduce its severity
Study: Triple threat paints grim future for frogs
Frogs, salamanders and other amphibians may eventually have no safe haven left on the globe because of a triple threat of worsening scourges, a new study predicts.
Nov 16, 2011
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Two new salamander species discovered by Colombian researchers
(Phys.org)—A team of young researchers from Colombia have recently published an article in the journal Zootaxa describing two new species of salamander discovered during a project supported by the Conservation Leadership Programme and Save Our ...
Feb 11, 2013
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Six species of Haiti's 'lost frogs' are found
Conservationists say they have found six rare frog species that are unique to the Caribbean nation of Haiti and have not been seen in about two decades.
Jan 12, 2011
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New study detects deadly fungus in Southeast Asia's amphibian trade
(Phys.org) —A team of scientists led by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and the National University of Singapore (NUS), revealed in a new study, for the first time, the presence of the pathogenic chytrid fungus ...
Mar 06, 2013
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