Researchers have detected the first case of ranavirus infection in both native frog species as well as the invasive American bullfrog in the wild in Brazil.
Diseases, environmental pollution, habitat loss, and climate change point to being the main cause of the decline of these animals, says an article from the University of Costa Rica (UCR).
Australia's frog species, already threatened by habitat destruction and disease, are being put under extra pressure by shifting rainfall and rising temperatures from climate change.
A newly discovered blind and burrowing amphibian is to be officially named Dermophis donaldtrumpi, in recognition of the US president's climate change denial.
The true story of how 96 critically endangered sea turtles survived a New York City beach - with a little help from some dedicated conservationists and scientists.
Armed with smartphone cameras, teams of indigenous Matsés people have partnered with North American herpetologists to inventory the reptiles and amphibians of their territory.
Local and indigenous communities seem to hold the key to protecting both forests and the massive amounts of carbon that they contain — and on which we all depend.
"We need everyone engaged in it. Just to care and understand the connections between humans and nature, and that one serves the other," Pittsburgh artist Ashley Cecil says.
By studying a wide range of samples from all over the planet, researchers say the rise of global trade helped spread the disease that has wiped out many amphibians.
Study finds decreasing lead in topsoil coincides with reductions in children's blood levels, which suggests playing around the dirt may be an important source of the toxic for children
