The team packed the hellbenders up and drove to a river in Middle Tennessee, where biologists donned wet suits and snorkels and hopped into the cold streams. They deposited the hellbenders under the ...

For about 2% of the world’s amphibian species, it’s already getting too hot to survive in their natural habitats, according ...

A University of Queensland study has shown scientific knowledge on the conservation of endangered species is often overlooked ...

The popular salamanders are nearly extinct in the wild, where they are confined to a small system of canals in Mexico City.

New discoveries of fossil clawed footprints from Australia, published in Nature, push the origin of reptiles back in time by ...

Fossil tracks found in Australia push the origin of reptiles back by 40 million years, altering the timeline of tetrapod ...

One of the most impactful stories in evolution is getting a rewrite, thanks to the exciting discovery of the earliest known ...

Their study helps scientists understand the evolution of modern amphibians. Temnospondyl fossils are often found in groups, suggesting social behavior or mass mortality events. The Nobby Knob site is ...

The footprints of a reptile-like creature appear to have been laid down around 356 million years ago, pushing back the ...

It’s quite remarkable that a class of animals that turn up their toes at a bit of pollution could survive the asteroid strike ...

A wide body of research shows that traditionally charismatic species receive more attention and conservation funding, which ...