The AMPHIBIAN AND REPTILE EXTINCTION CRISIS

BREAKING NEWS: The Center and allies just  petitioned to protect 53 of the nation’s most imperiled amphibians and reptiles. Read our press release.

Amphibians and reptiles are amazing creatures with clever adaptations that have allowed them to brave the millennia. Consider the Coachella Valley fringe-toed lizard’sscaly hind toes, which resemble snowshoes and keep the lizard from sinking into sand as it sprints away from predators; or the eastern diamondback rattlesnake’s heat-sensing pit organ, which helps it find the small, warm-blooded prey on which it feeds. Such diversity is vital to functioning ecosystems and enriches humankind’s enjoyment of the natural world.

http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/campaigns/amphibian_conservation/index.html