amphibian

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A 2023 analysis of roughly 8,000 amphibian species found that two out of five are threatened with extinction, making amphibians the most endangered group of vertebrates.

From Science Daily • Mar. 9, 2026

Those meals came from 18 humans, one amphibian, six birds, one canid, and one mouse.

From Science Daily • Jan. 15, 2026

But the relative lack of rain this spring and summer could lead to lower insect and amphibian numbers next year since eggs may not be laid and wetland areas are drying up.

From BBC • Jul. 25, 2025

Among these is the wood frog, a Canadian amphibian that freezes solid for eight months of the year.

From Salon • Apr. 20, 2025

My heart, that amphibian, moving that moment between two elements: one, excitement; the other, fear.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides