"Our analyses show the direct connection." Scientists issue warning after discovering clear pattern among amphibians: 'This ...

But behind their biological wonders lies a terrifying truth: nearly 41% of all amphibian species are now threatened with ...

Frogs and toads make up the largest group of amphibians. Species in this order, called Anura, substantially outnumber those in the two other living orders of amphibians — Caudata (salamanders ...

Amphibians more threatened than other animals. According to the study, nearly 41% of all amphibian species are globally threatened, considered critically endangered, endangered or vulnerable.

Amphibians held this title in 2004 too, when 39 percent of species were threatened. As part of the 2022 update, researchers also used data to reconstruct the situation in 1980.

The extinction risk for more than 8,000 amphibian species has significantly increased in the past 18 years, primarily due to climate change impacts, with two in five amphibians now threatened, a ...

Climate change is driving many amphibians toward extinction. A new ‘gut punch’ of a study shows that more than 40 percent of frogs, salamanders and other amphibian species are at risk of vanishing ...

Axolotls are known for their ability to regrow limbs, organs and even parts of the brain and heart. But the tailed amphibian ...

But today herpetofauna are among the most imperiled species on Earth. Ubiquitous toxins, global warming, nonnative predators, overcollection, habitat destruction and disease are key factors leading to ...

Paleontologists have discovered a previously unknown ancient species: Kermitops — an amphibian that predates the dinosaurs and reveals the complexity of frog evolution. CNN values your feedback 1.

In a recent study published in the journal Nature, scientists found that out of 5,203 amphibian species, 104 individual species are already overheating in today’s climate.