This process is known as metamorphosis. Like reptiles, amphibians are cold-blooded. Because of their special skin, they require very specific living conditions. Too much sun can damage their cells.

This article was originally published with the title “ The Chemistry of Amphibian Metamorphosis ” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 209 No. 5 (November 1963), p. 110 doi:10.1038 ...

It was likely already endangered 300 years ago, after the Spanish conquest of the Aztecs concluded and the lakes where it ...

It explains the life cycle of amphibians, focusing on tadpoles that undergo metamorphosis to become frogs or toads, and the mating behaviors of various species. The film also covers the diverse ...

This amazing change is called metamorphosis. Amphibians play an important part in the food chain eating insects, snails and slugs. Amphibians have moist skin, lay eggs, live underwater and live on ...

development and metamorphosis in amphibians. At present, I continue to be interested in interactions between environmental factors and hormones and the subsequent alteration of both developmental ...

Thyroid hormone stimulates amphibian metamorphosis, but its roles in the stimulating developmental transitions in 'non-metamorphic' vertebrates (including humans and zebrafish) are less well ...