The tuatara, a reptile native to New Zealand, looks like a lizard but belongs to a completely different evolutionary branch.

A survey of the larvae of Japanese wasps revealed that not only is their diet more diverse than previously thought, it also ...

After a brief rain 350 million years ago, a reptile pressed its claws into the ground. Its tracks now show the oldest-known ...

According to Professor John Long from Flinders University, these imprints challenge the traditional view of reptile evolution ...

The name Palaeospondylus means “ancient vertebrate.” Measuring about 5 ... an extinct prehistoric amphibian. The shapes of bones change as organisms continue to evolve. And this occurred ...

CONCORD — It’s that time of year when the night air is filled peeps, quacks, trills and twangs as the amphibian breeding season begins in New Hampshire. Amphibian observations at established ...

According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), amphibians are the most threatened vertebrate group on the planet. Of the approximately 8,000 known amphibian species, around 41 ...

According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), amphibians are the most threatened vertebrate group on the planet. Of the approximately 8,000 known amphibian species, around 41 ...

The baseline is the average of normal circumstances in the fossil record and excludes mass extinctions.

Nonneutral mitochondrial rates increase with temperature across vertebrates, but mitochondrial molecular rates do not correlate with species diversification. Nuclear molecular rates support this ...

These are the toad patrols, and they help an amphibian with love on its mind. Early spring is the start of the breeding season for common toads (Bufo bufo to scientists). A warm, wet evening is ...