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You’ve surely heard how tweeting has connected birders through the social media site Twitter. Well, champions of amphibians are linking up the same way. These creatures are

QUAKERTOWN, Pa. — Every year, warmer weather means love is in the air — even for salamanders.

Frog plague found in India

by ifrog boss on January 4, 2012

in iNews

The chytrid fungus, which is responsible for the collapse of numerous amphibian populations as well as the extinction of entire species, has been located for the first time in India, according to a paper inHerpetological Review. Researchers took swabs of frog in the genus

BLOOMINGTON — There’s a bit of Indiana Jones in the life of assistant biology professor Edgar Lehr, but where Jones hated snakes, Lehr loves them. He’s a herpetologist who teaches about amphibians and reptiles at Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington.

How Does The Toad Cross The Road?

by ifrog boss on September 17, 2011

in iPost

For the past four years the Fraser Valley Conservancy, a land trust in British Columbia, has been closing roads to help the provincially blue listed Western Toad migrate safely to the other side. The project has two main observation periods. During the spring FVC staff monitors adult amphibians as they migrate to and from the [...]

BRUNEI – Any new finds of unrecorded species of frogs made during the on-going wildlife study of Sungai Ingei Protection Forest will be included into the national inventory of amphibians, members of the scientific team said yesterday.

For the first time, the Boston Common’s Frog Pond will host a Frog Appreciation Day with games and activities celebrating the pond’s amphibious namesakes.