Hellbender salamanders can only thrive in cool, clean water. Hellbender salamanders are listed as near threatened on the IUCN Red List of Threatened S [...]
Josh’s Frogs Receives American Humane Society Certification For Animal Welfare
The American Humane Certified Companion Animal Welfare Distinction for Animal Safety, Welfare and Well-being
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Beginner’s Guide To Poison Frog Care
Poison frogs thrive in stable, well-maintained environments, so regular care, cleaning and monitoring are key. [...]
American Toad Care And History
If you’ve lived in the United States long enough, chances are that you’ve been greeted by hopping, warty friends on rainy days during warmer months [...]
Review: In Situ Ecosystems Amazonia Classic Terrarium
In just five years, In Situ Ecosystems has built and outfitted terrariums that are designed to enable you to easily create rainforest habitats. [...]
Breeding Red-Eyed Treefrogs
In their natural habitat, red-eyed treefrogs breed during the rainy season, which occurs from late May through November. [...]
Axolotl Breeding
Seasonal changes in temperature and day length will usually cause axolotls (Ambystoma mexicanum) to breed in late winter and early spring. [...]
Boreal Toad Tadpoles Discovered At Colorado Reintroduction Site
The toad has experienced decline due to factors such as the chytrid fungus, which is devastating amphibian populations around the world. [...]
Care and Breeding Fire-bellied Toads
Fire-bellied toads are not true toads, but rather are frogs that average about 1.5 to 3.5 inches (4 to 9 cm) in length. [...]
New Poison Frog Species Discovered in Peru
According to Ministerio del Ambiente - Perú, the frog, Ranitomeya hwata is about 15 mm in length and is the smallest species in the Ranitomeya genus. [...]
New Breviceps Rain Frog Species Discovered In South Africa
The researchers analyzed the frog call, physical, RNA and DNA analysis to determine it is a new rainfrog species. [...]
More Than 1,000 Frosted Flatwoods Salamander Larvae Released In Florida
The salamanders were head-started, raised in a protected environment from eggs collected in the wild and then released when they were larger. [...]
Researchers Discover Australian Barred Frog Species In New South Wales
Mixophyes australis is closely related to Mixophyes balbus, the Stuttering Frog [...]
Chytrid Fungus Linked To American Bullfrog Trade, New Study Says
The researchers say that the American bullfrog potentially serve as carriers of Bd as they are widely traded globally and are tolerant of chytridiomyc [...]
USARK: Lincoln County, NC Commissioners Ban Exotics
The ordinance does list humans as an exempt species that can be owned, but you cannot own a leopard gecko. [...]
Reduced Hydroperiods Enhance California Tiger Salamander Populations Over Hybrids
Reducing the hydroperiods in zones where the hybrid salamanders were dominant led to population collapse. [...]
Two Frogs Native to Peru Described
Both frog species are only known by the type locality and are narrowly distributed in the Yanachaga-Chemillén National Park. [...]
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