Catching amphibians may just be a nostalgic childhood memory for most, but for Bateman it never lost its magic. He believes ...

As he walks, he scans the pavement for spring peepers, toads, salamanders and newts making their slow ... act that makes a big difference for these amphibians, who need different habitats for ...

The newts play a role in keeping the lake clear and clean by eating plankton. Without them, algae growth would increase and threaten that clarity. “Amphibians act as canaries in the coal mine ...

What are amphibians and reptiles? Amphibians are frogs, toads, newts and salamanders. Most amphibians have complex life cycles with time on land and in the water. Their skin must stay moist to absorb ...

Herpetology is the branch of zoology concerned with the study of amphibians (including frogs, toads, salamanders, newts and the gymnophiona) and reptiles (including snakes, lizards, amphisbaenids ...

Those cuts will make it harder to protect the newt, which is currently threatened by invasive crayfish that prey on the little amphibian, the Center for Biological Diversity said. “Crater Lake ...

“Crater Lake newts are unique little amphibians on the brink of extinction and urgent action is needed for them to have any chance of survival,” said Chelsea Stewart-Fusek, an endangered species ...

The discovery of great crested newts at some overgrown and even dried-up ponds at a location in North Swindon has delighted conservationists, and local councillors. And the councillors will now be ...

Charlcombe Lane map: It was the second-best year for the number of amphibians recorded and the busiest in 14 years. Last year also saw the largest number of newts helped on record and it was the ...