Amphibians

Amphibians Articles

• Why Did the Salamander Cross the Road?

  

  Sept. 24, 2023 from Kids Answers Magazine

  Watch your step when you’re crossing the street. There might be a salamander on the road. Wait, on the road?

• Sand Between Your Toads

  

  Jan. 3, 2023

  Some species of these little toads have special adaptations to make them suited to desert life.

• The Underground Hermit

  

  Oct. 4, 2022

  This week, we move from the Middle East to Central America and from birds to amphibians.

• Frog Fancy

  

  April 1, 2022 from Kids Answers Magazine

  What’s your favorite animal? My favorite is the frog!

• Cosmopolitan Croakers: Túngara Frogs

  

  Nov. 1, 2019

  God gave frogs—as well as other animals—the tools to “fill” the varied niches on earth as he commanded.

• Catch and Release

  

  March 1, 2019

  How much do you know about frogs? They snatch insects out of midair with their sticky tongues. But can you explain how they get the bug off that sticky tongue?

• Out-Evolving a Fungus

  

  Jan. 1, 2019

  An aggressive fungus has wiped out so many frog species in Latin America that it’s now considered the worst infectious disease ever recorded among vertebrates.

• You Lookin’ at Me?

  

  Sept. 1, 2018

  Whoever named the red-eyed tree frog had a flair for the obvious. Those startling orbs are hard to miss—and that’s a problem.

• The Devonian: Did Fish Become Amphibians?

  

  May 2, 2016 from Museum Guide

  Fossil and genetic evidence support the biblically-based fact that amphibians have always been amphibians.

• Amphibian: The Transition from Fish to Reptile?

  

  April 25, 2016 from Museum Guide

  Fossil and genetic evidence support the biblically-based fact that amphibians have always been amphibians.

• Poison Dart Frog

  

  Oct. 18, 2012 from Zoo Guide

  The different species vary in color and size. Most species are bright orange, yellow, green, or red.

• Poison Dart Frogs

  

  Oct. 1, 2012 from Killer Colors

  Poison dart frogs are hard to miss in the tropical forests where they live.

• Living Proof

  

  June 2, 2011

  Living fossils confirm the earth is not millions of years old.

• Red-Eyed Tree Frog

  

  Sept. 5, 2006 from Red-Eyed Tree Frog

  Red-eyed tree frogs are named for their large, bulging red eyes.