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Love is in the, er, water.
Common toads (Bufo bufo) competing for mates and laying spawn in the pond they themselves were born in, in Largs, North Ayrshire.
Their "ribbit" chorus was charming.
#photography #nature #amphibians #wildlife
Rare #frog rediscovered after 130 years https://phys.org/news/2025-03-rare-frog-rediscovered-years.html
Lost for more than a century: the rediscovery of Alsodes vittatus (Anura, Alsodidae), one of the rarest and most elusive #amphibians from #Chile https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/135523/
"This is an important milestone for South American #herpetology... Most of the other Alsodes species are either threatened with #extinction or we don't know enough about them to assess their status"
Mark your calendars - one week until Paleo 2025!
The penultimate talk of the day will be by Dr. Maddin of Carlton University, discussing new insights into amphibian anatomy, evolution, and ecology from the Paleozoic of Atlantic Canada.
Did you know that this event will also be held online? If you're an APS member you will get the Zoom code about a week beforehand. If you're not a member but would like to attend, just send us a message!
Ancient #amphibians bounced back from Earth's greatest mass #extinction by exploiting #freshwater prey https://phys.org/news/2025-03-ancient-amphibians-earth-greatest-mass.html
The ecology and geography of #temnospondyl recovery after the #Permian–#Triassic #MassExtinction https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.241200
"the #temnospondyls success lay in their generalist feeding ecology, enabling them to feed on a wide variety of prey... the freshwater habitats they preferred provided them with a relatively stable variety of food resources"
#TIL one night every year is a #BigNight for #amphibians and for those who love them there are efforts made to make sure it's a relatively safe and productive night #conservation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Night_(amphibians)
Amphibians Tours with Graad! 
Human built roads. Nature is okay with that but want to use them too. The toad migration has begun! 
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'A little help from my friends' 
I saved two from a fast electric bike, a fatbike and a dog
'I am so emotional bby' 
One and for one was it too late 
'Bright eyes....' ♪
When the average temperature over a day is 8 to 10 °C and this lasts for about 3 days, the male toads wake up. They are smaller, so they warm up faster. For the females it is important that this temperature lasts for about a week. The humidity also affects the
toad migration, they prefer to go out when it is humid, because their skin
is sensitive to drying out.
Most traffic casualties occur during the great migration from about mid-February to the end of March. 
This can involve
thousands of animals per night! 
#nature #toadmigration #paddentrek #amphibians #animalliberation
New-To-Science Poison Dart Frog Named to Honor Afro-Colombian Music | University of California, Berkeley & Stanford University, published by ZooKeys
#frogs #amphibians #NewSpecies #zoology #SciComm https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2025/02/17/new-to-science-poison-dart-frog-named-to-honor-afro-colombian-music/
great news: Endangered Frogs Born In London Zoo After Rescue From Deadly Fungus, following the zoo’s urgent mission to rescue the critically endangered species from the brink of extinction
#Endangered #frogs #amphibians #ChytridFungus #SciComm #LondonZoo https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2025/02/10/endangered-frogs-born-in-london-zoo-after-rescue-from-deadly-fungus/
“You don’t need an expensive overpass; you don’t need a well-designed underpass. You just need to use a different type of curb.”
#rewilding #turtles #reptiles #amphibians #salamanders #roaddesign #urbandesign #wildlife
https://www.rewildingmag.com/how-fixing-roadside-curbs-can-help-reptiles-and-amphibians-survive/
Aujourd'hui une planche sur la Salamandre, réalisée pour une Réserve Naturelle en Belgique. Mélange de techniques gouache et aquarelle... Tirages disponibles ici 
https://clairemotzart.etsy.com/listing/1690925970
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#salamandre #salamandra #amphibians #amphibiens #herpetology #herpetologie #ecologie #nature #sketch #sketchbook #aquarelle #biodiversite #especeprotegee #artiste #noAIart #noai #TraditionalArt #lovenature #MastoArt #wildlife #wildlifephotography #wildlifeart #wildlifelovers #herpetofauna #Science #sciencesnaturelles
See the frog? This is the first frog I've found in my backyard!
I put the pond in a few years ago, and have been waiting hopefully, and now finally, a frog has arrived!!! Apologies for the poor photo quality, but I didn't want to startle it.
Apparently it's a Cape Clicking Stream Frog and indigenous to this area.
Blood-powered toes give #salamanders an arboreal edge https://phys.org/news/2025-01-blood-powered-toes-salamanders-arboreal.html
Vascular and Osteological Morphology of Expanded Digit Tips Suggests Specialization in the Wandering Salamander https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jmor.70026
"Wandering salamanders are known for gliding through the canopies of redwood forests, but how the small #amphibians stick their landing and take-off with ease? They can rapidly fill, trap, and drain the blood in their toe tips to optimize attachment, detachment and locomotion"
Have you heard the news? I am now working with a handful of toy manufacturers to try in increase representation of #amphibians and #reptiles, as well as scientific accuracy. You can read more here: https://stevenallain.co.uk/Blog/toytuesday-of-amphibians-and-reptiles/ #Herpetology #Zoology #ModelAnimals
A window well rescue in Edm around 25 years ago...still chuggin' along. I didn't know #amphibians #salamanders lived so long!
Along with all the birds today at Bald Hill, we came across a rough-skinned little friend.
What a cutie!
I went to clean the filter of my garden pond this morning, and found it already occupied! I am so pleased to see a (endangered) leopard toad enjoying the pond. It's been so hot and dry around here, it must be a relief to it to find a sheltered watery spot.
A bit later I saw it swimming in a deeper part of the pond. Makes me so happy.
@KateShaw has released a great new episode of Strange Animals podcast, about two frogs: A paradoxical frog, shorter than its own tadpole?
Followed by the Vietnamese mossy frog.
https://strangeanimalspodcast.blubrry.net/2025/01/06/episode-414-two-marvelous-frogs/
waiting for summer 
