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The diminutive four-toed salamander demonstrates surprising freeze tolerance for its small size (typically 2-3 inches long). These salamanders can survive having approximately 15-20% of their body ...
According to one student’s presentation, other species found in the ponds include Northwestern salamanders, long-toed salamanders, rough-skinned newts, Northern red-legged frogs and Pacific ...
The monument provides habitat for everything from the federally protected northern spotted owl (Strix occidentalis caurina) in its forests to the long-toed salamander (Ambystoma macrodactylum), a ...
Dr. Regina Spranger, conservation biologist, holds a Santa Cruz Long-toed Salamander, at the Larry Ellison Conservation Center in Saratoga, Calif., on Wednesday, March 19, 2025.
A new study suggests that a tree-dwelling salamander may be able to control its grip on trees' bark by pumping blood in and out of the tips of its toes. This rather crafty strategy could one day ...
The region is home to rare and vulnerable flora and fauna, including the Cascades frog, the northern spotted owl, the long-toed salamander, and the sugarstick—a parasitic plant associated with the ...
It is home to wildlife, including the northern spotted owl, the Cascades frog, and the long-toed salamander, and contains lands significant to indigenous groups, including the Pit River Tribe and ...
Those include the northern spotted owl, the Cascades frog and the long-toed salamander.