An even larger species is the hellbender, a big fleshy salamander of river bottoms. In New York, only a few drainages along the southern border are home to hellbenders. Red-spotted newts begin life as ...

Traffic on a busy roadway in Canada has halted for several weeks — not due to construction or road repairs, but to protect a tiny, slithery creature: the Jefferson salamander. The city of ...

DESCRIPTION: A small salamander, approximately 3.5-4.5 inches in length. Individuals can occur in two color phases, one with a narrow red or yellow stripe on an otherwise brownish body, the other ...

Endangered salamanders threatened by sprawling suburbs will get car-free access to small stretches of the ...

Males are more uniformly brown, and all the salamanders are relatively small. E. Castillo-Urbina via Herrera-Alva, et al (2025) Zootaxa The salamanders appear to be geographically isolated from ...

Small-mouthed salamanders along with other species of amphibians, migrate up to 200 yards to temporary spring pools to breed. (Tim Jagielo/WNIN News) Volunteers and staff are gathered in Wesselman ...

24. Twenty-three species of small salamanders and two types of freshwater pearl mussels were added to the Class II category. Trade in Class II animals and plants is prohibited, although capturing ...

Endangered salamanders threatened by sprawling suburbs will get car-free access to small stretches of the Greater Toronto Area this month as they emerge from their subterranean winter shelters and ...