amphibian
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A nature-loving 10-year-old girl who found an endangered amphibian under a bridge has left her mum in "shock, surprise and disbelief".
From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2026
Marine amphibian fossils were first uncovered in Australia during expeditions in the 1960s and 1970s.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 25, 2026
Edwardian author Kenneth Grahame's story of boating, caravanning and picnicking and the hi-jinks of a cross-dressing amphibian is also an ode to the English landscape.
From BBC ● Feb. 13, 2026
Venezuelensis had taken blood from both an amphibian and a human.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 15, 2026
My heart, that amphibian, moving that moment between two elements: one, excitement; the other, fear.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
That's not what we would expect to see in amphibians, whose metamorphosis from tadpoles into adults includes much more dramatic rearranging and development of organs and limbs.
From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026
The final section of amphibians, insects and fish, has: the Atlantic salmon, the basking shark, the buff-tailed bumblebee, the common frog, the Emperor dragonfly, and the marsh fritillary butterfly.
From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2026
Herpetofauna, including snakes and other reptiles and amphibians, play important roles in ecosystems.
From Science Daily ● May 26, 2026
Tanyka belongs to a broad group of vertebrates known as tetrapods, which includes all four-limbed animals with backbones such as reptiles, birds, mammals, and amphibians.
From Science Daily ● May 1, 2026
“Like mammals, reptiles, birds, amphibians? Okay? Then that didn’t work. It was too confusing with the squid and the horseshoe crab.”
From "Landscape with Invisible Hand" by M.T. Anderson
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