Across the country, USGS scientists research amphibians to help other agencies manage this historically underappreciated and now declining group. Our scientists have learned that no single threat explains global amphibian declines; instead, a variety of local and global factors are contributing. Habitat loss, disease, contaminants, and other threats are all part of the pattern.
Amphibian Research
Recent data (2020-2022) related to USGS amphibian research is listed below. A complete listing of USGS amphibian data is available from the button below.
Recent publications (2020-2022) related to USGS amphibian research are listed below. A complete listing of USGS amphibian publications is available from the button below.
Mitigation ponds offer drought resiliency for western spadefoot (Spea hammondii) populations
Estimation of metademographic rates and landscape connectivity for a conservation-reliant anuran
Modeling the supporting ecosystem services of depressional wetlands
Determinants and consequences of dispersal in vertebrates with complex life cycles: a review of pond-breeding amphibians
Landscape dominance of introduced herpetofauna on an oceanic island
Amphibian responses in the aftermath of extreme climate events
Highly variable rates of survival to metamorphosis in wild boreal toads (Anaxyrus boreas boreas)
Herpetofauna occupancy and community composition along a tidal swamp salinity gradient
A hierarchical analysis of habitat area, connectivity, and quality on amphibian diversity across spatial scales
Amphibian chytrid prevalence on boreal toads in SE Alaska and NW British Columbia: Tests of habitat, life stages, and temporal trends
Co-occurence of Chiricahua leopard frogs (Lithobates chiricahuensis) with sunfish (Lepomis)
Diseases of amphibians
Across the country, USGS scientists research amphibians to help other agencies manage this historically underappreciated and now declining group. Our scientists have learned that no single threat explains global amphibian declines; instead, a variety of local and global factors are contributing. Habitat loss, disease, contaminants, and other threats are all part of the pattern.
Amphibian Research
Recent data (2020-2022) related to USGS amphibian research is listed below. A complete listing of USGS amphibian data is available from the button below.
Recent publications (2020-2022) related to USGS amphibian research are listed below. A complete listing of USGS amphibian publications is available from the button below.