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Tadpoles of the United States and Canada: a tutorial and key Key and tutorial to identify species of tadpoles from North America with color photographs. (Score: 0.871)

North American Amphibian Monitoring Program (NAAMP) The North American Amphibian Monitoring Program (NAAMP) is a long-term monitoring program designed to track the status and trends of frog and toad populations with links to data access, protocol, and how to volunteer as an observer. (Score: 0.811)

Amphibian Research and Monitoring Initiative Homepage for the Dept. of Interiors Initiative coordinated by the USGS for amphibian (frogs,toads,salamanders and newts) monitoring, research, and conservation. Links to National Atlas for Amphibian Distribution, photos, and interactive map server. (Score: 0.690)

Amphibian declines and deformities Amphibian population declines and deformities due to various causes including land use change, viruses, and fungi. Links to USGS press releases, answers to FAQs(HTML and PDF versions)and photos with downloadable files. (Score: 0.690)

Amphibian malformation and decline Frog malformations studies at the USGS National Wildlife Health Center in Madison, Wisconsin to document scope and to determine the causes of the observed malformations. (Score: 0.690)

Checklist of Amphibian Species and Identification Guide (Score: 0.690)

Marine resources Detailed report with photos, graphs, and charts on marine resources of five large marine regions of the U.S. covering environment and physical features, and planktonic, benthic, fishery, amphibian, bird, and mammal resources. (Score: 0.690)

Non-native Reptiles and Amphibians (Score: 0.690)

Nonindigenous Amphibian Distribution Information Descriptions and examples of deleterious effects of nonindigenous species with links to distribution maps, species lists and related information. (Score: 0.690)

Patuxent Wildlife Research Center Information System (SIS) project titles List of active research and science projects at Patuxent Wildlife Research Center by accession number with links to project descriptions (Score: 0.690)

Patuxent Wildlife Research Center monitoring program Entry to biological monitoring projects studying the status and trends of the nations biota, identify endangered species and ecosystems, and plan for the future. Links to birds, butterflies, and amphibians, and project planning methods. (Score: 0.690)

Radio-tracking amphibians: lessons from implant and external attachment procedures Paper from Forum on Wildlife Telemetry, Snowmass Village, CO, 1997, describes technique for implanting radio-transmitters for tracking amphibians such as frogs with telemetry. (Score: 0.690)

Reptiles and Amphibians (Score: 0.690)

Restraint and handling of live amphibians Procedure for the restraint and handling of live amphibians for amphibian research and monitoring with information on equipment and supplies, methods of physical restraint, mishaps, and treatment for injuries. (Score: 0.690)

Amphibian disease Research on disease and amphibian decline focuses on amphibian chytridiomycosis caused by chytrid fungus affecting populations of boreal toads in Rocky Mountain National Park. Includes links to slide presentation and DAPTF research protocol. (Score: 0.631)

Southeastern Amphibian Research and Monitoring Initiative Overview of the Southeastern Amphibian Research and Monitoring Initiative, annual report, field methods and protocols, statistical design and analysis, glossary, projects, and lists of frogs, toads and salamanders. (Score: 0.556)

Amphibians & reptiles of the southeastern United States and the U.S. Virgin Islands Links to information on species of frogs and toads and salamanders located in the southeastern United States and the U.S. Virgin Islands, with information on appearance, habitats, calls, and status, plus photos, glossary, and provisional data. (Score: 0.536)

Farm ponds as critical habitats for native amphibians Constructed farm ponds represent significant breeding, rearing, and overwintering habitat for amphibians in the Driftless Area Ecoregion of Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Iowa. Links to fact sheet, brochure, annual reports, field manual, and final report. (Score: 0.520)

Field guide to amphibian larvae and eggs of Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Iowa Field guide to identify amphibian species from the larvae and eggs. Available to download in Adobe PDF or UMESC format. (Score: 0.520)

Field guide to the reptiles and amphibians of coastal Southern California Field guide to identify the reptiles and amphibians of coastal Southern California with glossary and map. (Score: 0.464)

Center for Aquatic Resource Studies - welcome to the kids corner Childrens website on southern Florida aquatic biology with short movie clips of amphibians, games & puzzles, wildlife pictures, teacher resources, and more. (Score: 0.413)

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Definition: Vertebrates of the class Amphibia; cold-blooded tetrapods that breathe by means of gills in the early stages of life and by means of lungs in the later stages. [Glossary of Geology, 4th ed.]