Amphibians also have special skin glands that produce useful proteins. Some transport water, oxygen, and carbon dioxide either into or out of the animal. Others fight bacteria or fungal infections.

Vertebrates, for example, are divided into mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and fish. Mammals are warm-blooded animals with hair or fur and can produce milk to feed their young. They have ...

There are some animals, like mammals, reptiles, and amphibians that can fly to some extent even without wings. They, on the other hand, must force their body to take flight and keep them in the air.

There are many reasons why researchers are concerned about endangered species. After all, these species went extinct in just ...

These iconic rain-forest amphibians sleep by day stuck to leaf ... may play a similar role in thwarting predators. Many of the animals that eat red-eyed tree frogs are nocturnal hunters that ...

Urbanization is rapidly transforming landscapes worldwide, becoming a key driver of global biodiversity loss. It often ...

Though amphibians and reptiles represent some of the most rapidly disappearing species on Earth, they've long been underrepresented when it comes to wildlife protection. So in 2010 the Center made ...

Our purpose-built "frog saunas" allow amphibians to warm up in winter and bake off chytrid infections. You can even DIY and build a frog sauna for your own backyard with our step-by-step guide.