
Students recognise golden tree frog in a genus of its own
DNA sequencing has shown that the critically-endangered golden tree frog found in Trinidad belongs in a genus of its own.
Read moreDNA sequencing has shown that the critically-endangered golden tree frog found in Trinidad belongs in a genus of its own.
Read moreAlmost three years’ worth of surveys into herpetofauna diversity in Bahia, Brazil have resulted in listings of more than 100 amphibian and reptile species, filling in valuable distribution gaps and underpinning conservation efforts there
Read morePreliminary results from the Bay Islands of Honduras show that, contrary to expectations, some tropical forest lizards may actually cope well with increasing temperatures due to climate change.
Read moreTimely intervention and subsequent protection of the population looks likely to have saved the Hog Island Boa from the brink of extinction
Read moreResearch carried out on crab-eating frogs in Indonesia has found that these saltwater amphibians have some skin resistance to water loss that allows them to reduce desiccation during the critical period of acclimation from land to sea.
Read moreNew research from Honduras has indicated that the spread of the catastrophic Chytrid fungus, which has already pushed countless amphibian species to the brink of extinction, may be even harder to control than previously thought.
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