Irish amphibian species profiles - Irelands Wildlife Of the three species of amphibian found in Ireland the common frog is by far the most familiar Most people think of frogs as aquatic creatures, but in fact they spend most of their lives on land, only returning to the water in order to breed
Milk, its not just for mammals: An amphibian makes it too - NPR A species of worm-like amphibian has been caught on camera feeding milk to its young The creature, known as a caecilian, lives underground Researchers believe that the animal developed the
Complex causes of amphibian population declines | Nature Amphibian populations have suffered widespread declines and extinctions in recent decades Although climatic changes, increased exposure to ultraviolet-B (UV-B) radiation and increased prevalence
The 300 Million Year History of Amphibian Evolution - ThoughtCo The First Amphibians As is often the case in evolutionary history, it's impossible to pinpoint the exact moment when the first tetrapods, the four-legged fish that crawled out of the shallow seas 400 million years ago and swallowed gulps of air with primitive lungs, turned into the first true amphibians
Chytridiomycosis (Amphibian chytrid fungus disease) - DCCEEW It is caused by the chytrid fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis), a fungus capable of causing sporadic deaths in some amphibian populations and 100 per cent mortality in others The disease has been implicated in the mass die-offs and species extinctions of frogs since the 1990s, but its origin and true impact on frog populations remains