One of the most common amphibians in its primary range, oriental fire-bellied toads thrive in northeastern China, Korea, southern Japan, and southern parts of Russia. They are highly aquatic and ...

"Springtime welcomes back life with migrating birds, the birth of young mammals, and the mating calls of amphibians," Darci ...

The larvae are aquatic and free-swimming—frogs and toads at this stage are called tadpoles. At a certain size, the young develop limbs and lungs. Some also lose their tails. Eventually ...

This free floating aquatic perennial can be found in shallow ... demonstrating a smaller leaf size similar to that of frog-bit. If it is difficult to identify based on the leaves alone and no flower ...

A longtime Colorado Parks and Wildlife employee has been honored by the Upper Colorado River Endangered Fish Recovery Program ...

Common frog tadpoles (Rana temporaria ... The abundance of water means some aquatic plants have abandoned conventional root structures - for example, hornwort only has stems and feathery leaves.