In the Field:
Yale Peabody Museum
Research Around the World

Connecticut Amphibian
Monitoring Project
2007 Fieldwork

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There is growing global concern among scientists over observed declines in amphibian populations and increases in malformations and disease in frogs.

One of these amphibians, the spotted salamander (Ambystoma maculatum), at right, spends most of its day out of sight, residing in burrows, under rocks or other dark, moist areas.