Since 2006, the Lycoming College Clean Water Institute (CWI) has been studying and working to conserve the Eastern hellbender, a species of giant salamander native to the eastern United States.

Their eyes are small, without lids, and their skin secretes toxic slime to ward off predators. HABITAT ... The Ozark subspecies is found only in southern Missouri and northern Arkansas. MIGRATION: The ...

The Hellbender is a giant, aquatic salamander that has experienced severe population declines throughout its range. It is a sensitive species and there are a number of factors contributing to its ...

“When attacked, this salamander can bite back and will release poisonous slime from the base of its ... is the “gargantuan” 2-and-a-half-foot Hellbender, officials say.