This is the time of year when our local amphibians will be migrating back to their natal pools to mate and lay eggs.

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

Every spring, on the first warm, rainy nights of the season, hundreds of salamanders and frogs make their way over land to ...

The spotted salamander is Ohio's state amphibian ... where they mate and lay eggs. Salamanders will make the move in fits and spurts, but there are usually one or two nights where they move ...

As a private university expands its footprint and threatens the amphibian’s habitat, residents are voicing their opposition ...

Why do salamanders and frogs cross the roads? Spring's mild, rainy Big Nights are coming. Give Vermont's amphibians a chance ...

The Ijams Nature Center is excited about eggs they spotted in a pond this week. What they spotted were spotted salamander eggs. The Ijams team posted on social media to tell the public about the ...

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 ...

MARQUETTE, MI — A Presque Isle Park road will close nightly so blue-spotted salamander can safely cross. The southwest bend of Peter White Drive, between the Ice Cream Store pavilion and north ...

Their mating is much more intimate than the spotted salamanders. Male frogs grab receptive females from behind and hold on, fertilizing the eggs as they are released. Peepers tend to lay one or ...