Category: Amphibians

These salamanders also called water dogs and various other less-complimentary names, are often said to be capable of giving a person a painful nip. Although I have caught numbers of them barehanded,...

If you are wondering whether frog's tongue is attached in front then let me tell you that yes it is and there is an obvious reason behind it. So, why is a frog's tongue attached in front of their...

In amphibian circles, the name siren is not applied to a fascinating and dangerous female of the human species, but to a very peculiar group of salamanders. These snakelike creatures, which may...

The name axolotl was first given to a dark, yellow-spotted, gilled salamander found in some lakes around Mexico City. At the time it was named, it was thought that the creature spent all its life...

Frogs spend part of their time on land, but they never venture far from water, for if they do not have a moist environment they will die. The reason is that the evaporation of the body fluids through...

Both frogs and toads have long hind legs and, as adults, arc completely tailless. Frogs, however, have a moist, relatively smooth skin and are agile jumpers; toads give clumsy short hops and their...