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Spring Peeper Frog

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Harbinger of spring, calls of male spring peepers fill the evening air to entice females.
Photograph by George Grall

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Amphibian Features

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Photo of the Day: Green Party

See spotted salamander larvae bursting through their egg sacs into an algae-filled pool in western Maryland.

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Photo of the Day: Cuddly as a Cactus

Go to Australia's Alice Springs Desert Park and watch a thorny devil lizard padding through the outback.

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The Fragile World of Frogs

Frogs have thrived worldwide for nearly 200 million years, but they are quickly beginning to vanish. Find out why in this multimedia feature from National Geographic magazine.

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