Disappearing salamander tails and invisible Venus flytraps? Hidden NC ID details, plus information on REAL ID requirements ...

The salamander is known for living among the large, flat river rocks of Western North Carolina — and the broader southern Appalachian region — and can grow up to two feet, making it the ...

They call them snot otters, devil dogs and Allegheny alligators, all fitting nicknames for the fat brown salamanders lurking under river rocks — slimy giants of the NC mountains. Weighing 4 ...

Legend has it the Eastern hellbenders slithered here straight from hell and But in the age of humans, that evolutionary asset ...

Debris removal following Tropical Storm Helene needs to be done more carefully to not destroy high-priority habitat and ...

N.C. “These salamanders are clinging to survival, and this decision is a good first step toward protecting an important part of North Carolina’s natural heritage,” said Will Harlan, a senior scientist ...

“To keep holding on, they urgently need the Fish and Wildlife Service to act.” These green-splotched salamanders live only in a 14-mile-long gorge in North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains. Scientists ...

Carolina Sandhills salamander (Eurycea arenicola) in life from North Carolina. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert!