100% Online | Live class | 8 week program | Offered every Fall semester.

Amphibians (frogs, toads, salamanders, newts, efts, olms, and caecilians) are an incredibly diverse and interesting clade. This course explores the taxonomy of the major types of amphibians; defining each group and the characters that unite them before examining their biodiversity and adaptations. This course will be a deep dive into the biology, morphology, physiology, biogeography, and evolution of amphibians. Topics such as reproduction, metamorphosis, functional morphology, freeze tolerance, and phenotypic plasticity will be covered in splendid detail.

The course assumes a little understanding of biology and comparative anatomy, but are not requirements. All course materials are available for download.

This class takes place online over 8 Saturday afternoons over Zoom; each class is 3 hours long (2:30-5:30); basically 3 regular classes in succession each Saturday (with breaks).

Biology of the Amphibians is 1 of 2 independent courses taught at Agnes Scott College by the Amphibian Foundation's Co-Founder Mark Mandica, and is offered each Fall semester. The course is offered through Agnes Scott College's Lifelong Learning Program, and is open to all adults (18+).

Here's the sample syllabus if you are interested.