Salamanders are amphibians, not reptiles. There are over 700 species of salamanders globally, but all are classified as ...

The salamander’s already small populations are quickly declining, the center said in a press release. Survey results indicate, for example, that the population found in Mead's Quarry Cave has ...

A giant, strong-jawed salamander once tunneled through ancient Tennessee soil. And thanks to a fossil unearthed near East Tennessee State University, scientists now better understand how it helped ...

The agency is set to initiate status reviews for the betta hendra, betta rutilans, Hickory Nut Gorge green salamander, pygmy rabbit, Railroad Valley toad, Southern Plains bumble bee, ...

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 ...

Small Woodland Salamanders. Sometimes it seems that every other log or rock on the forest floor harbors a redback salamander. These small (up to four inches minus the tail) creatures come in two color ...

But salamanders and other small animals don't operate on those scales. They're right up next to -- or in -- the soil, oftentimes carrying out their entire lives within a few square meters.

Meet the Eastern Red-Backed Salamander, A Tiny Environmental Hero. Next time you’re walking through fallen leaves in a forest, keep an eye out for the Eastern red-backed salamander—a small ...

MEXICO CITY, Jan 26 (Reuters) - A new museum and conservation center dedicated to Mexico's critically endangered axolotl salamander is highlighting the amphibian's remarkable story that has ...

Two underpasses costing $330,000 in the Lake Champlain Valley are a model effort showing how a Vermont community rallied behind thousands of tiny salamanders scurrying over the road yearly to ...

Solid salamander: Prehistoric amphibian was as heavy as a pygmy hippo Date: November 21, 2022 Source: University of New South Wales Summary: Scientists have calculated the body mass of two ancient ...

“These salamanders have been clinging to Appalachian rocks for millions of years, but we’ve nearly wiped them out in just a few decades,” said Harlan. The world’s smallest rabbit, the pygmy rabbit, is ...