The collection contains 400 specimens and 46 type specimens, mostly of temnospondyl amphibians but also some microsaurs, nectrideans, frogs and salamanders. Early Permian material from Germany ...

Have you wondered what amphibians are living in and around your local pond or other waterbodies? You might be surprised by the frogs, toads and newts that you can find. If you'd like to learn how to ...

DESCRIPTION: Hellbenders are considered to be living fossils because they have changed so little over time. They are large, stout-bodied, fully-aquatic salamanders that grow to be two feet long with ...

Our group studies parasites and pathogens in amphibians as a model system to investigate how environmental change affects the levels of disease pathology. Currently we seek to understand how different ...

Despite physical and genetic separation, the two flatwoods salamander species appear to have similar life-history traits and suffer from similar threats. HABITAT: Both species occupy longleaf ...

A group of fourth grade students from Powell Bilingual Elementary School put on a reenactment of D.C. Law 25-251, the bill that would designate the red-backed salamander as D.C.’s official amphibian.