May 2, 2016 Deadly fungus could threaten US salamanders Each year, thousands of live salamanders arrive in shipments on U.S.
May 2, 2016 Newly discovered Costa Rican glass frog species is a Kermit look-alike Kermit -- everyone's favorite singing and dancing frog might be real. Or, at least a frog that looks like Jim Henson's popular Muppet. The Costa Rican Amphibian Research Center just announced the discovery of a new glass frog species.
May 2, 2016 Car-size salamander with toilet-seat head ruled ancient rivers A small-car-size "super salamander" with a toilet-seat-shaped head may have perished some 220 million to 230 million years ago alongside hundreds of its kin when its lake home dried up, researchers say
May 2, 2016 Kermit the cannibal? Frogs sometimes eat each other It's a frog-eat-frog world out there.
April 28, 2016 Seven new animal species discovered in Bolivia Seven new animal species discovered in Bolivia
January 22, 2016 Scientists ID new genus of tree frogs long thought extinct For more than a century, two mysterious tree frog specimens collected by a British naturalist in 1870 and housed at the Natural History Museum in London were assumed to be part of a vanished species, never again found in the wild. Until now.
January 18, 2016 This Brazilian frog pulls out all the stops in the name of love Much like a couple in a noisy city, one species of frog has to do plenty to catch the eye of a prospective mate.
December 5, 2015 Intrepid eagle steals video camera, shoots selfie in Australia A brazen bird snatched a video camera that was recording crocodiles in northwest Australia and captured fascinating footage of its 70-mile journey across the country's remote landscape.
October 21, 2015 DNA tool helping biologists find elusive or invasive species When salmon, salamanders or other aquatic animals poop or shed skin cells, they leave behind traces of their DNA in the water, like clues left behind at a crime scene.
October 21, 2015 Two-headed baby salamander isn't radioactive, but it is weird Just call them "Arne" and "Sebastian." Those are the monikers given to the two separate heads of one baby salamander that was born last week in a lab in Israel.