Some species absorb oxygen through their skin, others use specialised organs near their tails, while one marine creature even ...

Many kids are curious about frogs and salamanders. Growing up in Teton Valley, we were in that group with five or six ...

Every spring, thousands of frogs, toads, newts and salamanders across France leave their winter shelters in the woods and ...

Learn how fish and amphibians have regions of vertebrae that may act like necks, challenging an common anatomical assumption.

A newly identified fossil axolotl from Mexico is providing the oldest evidence of its genus in the country and revealing ...

Ambystoma quetzalcoatli is the first fossil salamander to be formally identified in Mexico, revealing that axolotls have inhabited the country for millions of years.

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Palaeontologists have found new evidence that the early ancestors of amphibians, reptiles and mammals did not have a larval stage with external gills like modern frogs or salamanders ...

Indian conservationists Parveen Shaikh and Barkha Subba have won the prestigious Whitley Awards 2026, widely known as the ‘Green Oscars’, for their efforts to protect endangered species and fragile ...

A remarkable discovery in central Mexico has revealed a new species of salamander closely related to the iconic Mexican axolotl. Published in Palaeontologia Electronica, this study unveils a ...

An international research team led by scientists from the Museum of Natural Sciences in Barcelona, the Institute of Evolutionary Biology (IBE), a joint center of the Spanish National Research Council ...

In antiquity, many thought salamanders were fire-proof. The legend, which likely originated from the amphibians’ penchant for living in firewood, inspired the common name of the fire salamander, a ...