The skin constitutes the primary physical barrier between vertebrates and their external
environment. Characterization of skin microorganisms is essential for understanding how a …

Amphibian declines and extinctions are emblematic for the current sixth mass extinction
event. Infectious drivers of these declines include the recently emerged fungal pathogens …

Although currently most taxonomists claim to adhere to the concept of 'phylogenetic
taxonomy', in fact most of the zoological classifications currently published are only in part …

Amphibians occupy a wide range of habitat types from arid deserts to deep freshwater lakes;
they may spend most of their life underground or high in cloud forest canopy. Some are …

Species that exhibit polymorphism, the simultaneous occurrence of two or more discrete,
genetically-based phenotypes in a population, are ideal for studying the microevolutionary …

In an attempt to investigate differences between the most widely discussed hypotheses of
early tetrapod relationships, we assembled a new data matrix including 90 taxa coded for …

A phylogeny of tetrapods is inferred from nearly complete sequences of the nuclear RAG-1
gene sampled across 88 taxa encompassing all major clades, analyzed via parsimony and …

Mounting evidence implicates the disease chytridiomycosis, caused by the fungus
Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, in global amphibian declines and extinctions. While the …

Although social behavior in vertebrates spans a continuum from solitary to highly social, taxa
are often dichotomized as either 'social'or 'non‐social'. We argue that this social dichotomy is …

Extant amphibians consist of Salientia (frogs), Caudata (salamanders), and Gymnophiona
(caecilians). The mutual relationships of these groups are controversial, with either …