Despite being the most endangered vertebrate group, international trade of an estimated 98% of amphibian species is not regulated and could be at serious risk of overexploitation; TRAFFIC calls for ...

Amphibians bounced back spectacularly from a series of mass extinctions during their evolution, according to a new genetic analysis. In the present day, biologists see amphibians as sentinels of ...

Background Sphaerotheca maskeyi (Dicroglossidae) is a medium-sized South Asian frog. It is of conservation concern due to its global declining population trend. This study aimed to (1) determine the ...

Humans keep all sorts of animals as pets and new species are constantly being brought into the trade – some reared in captivity, but many sourced from the wild. As a result, the global pet trade often ...