MARQUETTE — The migration of the blue-spotted salamander is set to start any day now in Marquette, but recent cold snaps and warm spells have put pressure on the salamanders. The road around ...

(WLUC) - Blue spotted salamanders will soon make their ... NMU Biology Department Head Professor Jill Leonard says the salamander larvae spend the summer in the water. “The larvae are aquatic ...

MARQUETTE — The migration of the blue-spotted salamander is set to start any day now in Marquette, but recent cold snaps and warm spells have put pressure on the salamanders. The road around ...

Close-up of a vibrant blue spotted salamander on a branch in natural habitat. Photo by Yuri Meesen Among the mysteries of the blind salamander is its remarkable lifespan. They can live over 100 years, ...

Leslie Haddin, a local biologist, holds a spotted salamander as she expresses her opposition to a proposed “town square” development, as Landmark Development CEO Bob Dunn looks on. (Lee ...

Other amphibians known to use Long Island vernal pools include cousins to the Spotted Salamander: Marbled, Blue-spotted and Eastern Tiger Salamanders (a New York State endangered species), Red-spotted ...

When the winter snow melts and the spring rain begins, vernal pools appear on the landscape. These ephemeral wetlands form in ...

The spotted salamander has long been a unique part of Homewood’s history. Since at least the 1960s, and likely much longer, experts say, the amphibians have spent much of their time burrowing on ...

Any evening with steady rainfall and temperatures over 40 degrees will coax salamanders such as the common spotted salamander (Ambystoma maculatum) to leave their underground winter burrows in search ...