Most amphibians die when exposed to salt — except the crab-eating frog, which thrives with it. Here’s how it rewrote the physiology playbook.

How does a thin-skinned, cold-blooded creature survive a below freezing Colorado winter without a fur coat or a ticket south?

Curator Greg Pandelis handles a goliath frog at the Amphibian and Reptile Diversity Research Center at The University of Texas at Arlington. At the University of Texas at Arlington, you’ll find two ...

Amphibians and reptiles are amazing creatures with clever adaptations that have allowed them to brave the millennia. Consider the Coachella Valley fringe-toed lizard's scaly hind toes, which resemble ...

Cedulie Benoit-Smith is a reporter with Community News Service, part of the University of Vermont’s Reporting & Documentary Storytelling program. When Jim Andrews began work on the Vermont Reptile and ...

The Night at the Museum event will feature a complete tour of the internationally recognized library and research facilities at 6 p.m. Friday.

A new species of amphibian that lived 150 million years ago has been discovered in Portugal. The tiny animal was one of the ...

Australia is home to extraordinary reptiles and frogs, from giant lace monitors to tiny alpine froglets. Over 1,100 reptiles and 250 frog species are found across the Australian continent and islands.

Biological invasions are increasing globally and are a primary threat to native ecosystems. Declines in native biodiversity ...

The Western spadefoot needs complex habitats of streams or pools connected to grasslands. Those are disappearing, which is ...