Amphibians more threatened than other animals. According to the study, nearly 41% of all amphibian species are globally threatened, considered critically endangered, endangered or vulnerable.

New research has revealed that 2% of amphibians are already overheating due to global warming, and it’s expected to get much worse. Most amphibians are Why Amphibians Are Especially Threatened ...

The world’s amphibian species are under unprecedented assault and are experiencing tens of thousands of years worth of extinctions in just a century, according to the most comprehensive study ...

According to a global assessment that reviewed 8,000 species of amphibians, 41% are now being threatened with extinction. Compared to 2004, about 39% of the species were threatened.

A global survey of 8,000 amphibian species by the IUCN reveals that 40% of them are at some risk of extinction: 2,873 species in total. Brazil is the country with the greatest amphibian diversity ...

EDGE Amphibians: World's Weirdest Creatures Just Got Weirder Date: January 25, 2008 Source: Zoological Society of London Summary: A gigantic, ancient relative of the newt, a drawing-pin sized frog ...

The Global Amphibian Assessment is the second of its kind. The first assessment was completed in 2004, offering scientists a baseline of data to measure extinction risk for this latest study.

The website AmphibiaWeb celebrated the discovery of the 7,000th species of amphibian this week. The website is run by the University of California, Berkeley. Audie Cornish has more.

Populations of frogs, salamanders and other amphibians are declining at an average rate of 3.7 percent each year, according to a U.S. Geological Survey study released this week.

The amphibian assessment involved a worldwide collaboration by more than 1,000 experts. Finding a species to be threatened with extinction means it has been evaluated as “critically endangered ...