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A jumping lemur leaf frog. Credit: Roshan Patel/Smithsonian

May 02, 2025

Happy Amphibian Week 2025

This Amphibian Week, take a closer look at what makes these species so wonderfully weird and worthy of our attention.

Closeup of a Vietnamese mossy frog, a dark green amphibian with bumpy skin.

May 03, 2024

Happy Amphibian Week 2024

This Amphibian Week, take a closer look at what makes these species so wonderfully weird and worthy of our attention.

August 03, 2018

New at the Zoo: Wiggly and Wonderful Caecilians

With a sleek, eel-like body and beady eyes, the aquatic caecilian is quite an unusual amphibian. In this Q&A, animal keeper Denny Charlton shares some of his favorite fun facts about these wiggly wonders.