Two new species of Madtom catfish discovered in the USA's Tennessee River drainage have such a small distribution that they may be at risk of extinction. The new Noturus catfishes, which are members ...

In Ecuador and elsewhere in the region, copper- and gold-mining operations are deforesting habitats and polluting streams that the glass frog tadpoles need with sediment and toxins such as mercury ...

A tadpole fossil found in Argentina, dating back at least 161 million years, is the oldest that has ever been discovered. The fossil was found back in January 2020, with news of the discovery ...

Continuing with nature’s sideshow, the Cuyahoga Watershed and other Cleveland area streams are home to Madtom catfish. Madtoms are small catfish usually inhabiting grassy and weedy river and stream ...

There are three frog types in Minecraft: Temperate, Cold, and Warm. The type is based on the biome the tadpole grew up in, and the main difference between them is their colour. Here’s an ...

Habitat loss, pesticide poisoning, and bat-specific disease like white-nose syndrome, are the primary threats to their survival. The Ouachita madtom is a catfish endemic to the Ouachita river in ...

Scientists have found a fossil of the earliest-known tadpole, which lived around 161 million years ago, during the Jurassic period. The large Argentinian fossil suggests that many features of ...

Scientists have discovered the fossil remains of the world's oldest tadpole. It was found in the South American country of Argentina and dates back around 160 million years ago, to the Jurassic ...

Thirty-four of the species detected were at a low frequency, occurring in less than 2% of fish sampled. The most common were rusty crayfish, margined madtoms — a variety of catfish typically 2 to 3 ...

“Smoky Madtoms have venomous spines which they use as a defense mechanism against other species that may eat them,” the National Park Service said in an Oct. 14 Facebook post. Or species that ...