Natural closeup on a bright red Western redback salamander, Plethodon vehiculum sitting on the ground.(Getty Images/Wirestock) Fourth grade students from Powell Elementary School testified Wednesday ...

With spring bringing an influx of rainy days to Ohio, a slithery, slimy amphibian has emerged and is roaming around. Hellbenders are real, but we're not talking about those amphibians. Ohio is home to ...

It’s not a swamp dweller, but the red-backed salamander is now the District’s official amphibian — thanks to lobbying by students at Powell Elementary School. The designation was retroactively ...

A friend was moving her big plant pots from her terrace into the garage for the winter. In the crack between flagstones under the plant, two different species of salamanders, a spotted and an eastern ...

When you go hiking with two wildlife biology students, you expect to see some critters. Such was the case Easter weekend when we were with my son Jordan, who is specializing in ornithology, and his ...

This northern forest species is so common that its biomass would outweigh all the large mammals and birds in its habitat combined. Martha Foley... Feb 04, 2016 — This northern forest species is so ...

DORRANCE TWP. – The small amphibian that Rick Koval lifted from underneath a streamside log literally brightened a dull, overcast April day. It was a Northern red salamander, and when Koval placed the ...

Salamanders, like frogs and toads, are amphibians. This means they lead "double lives" spending their early existence as aquatic larvae which undergo metamorphosis, transforming into land-based ...

There are more kinds of salamanders in the southern Appalachians than anywhere else in the world. These humble little hunters of forests, streams, and ponds can tell us a lot about biodiversity and ...

This brightly coloured amphibian has just been named the Chiriquí fire salamander (Bolitoglossa cathyledecae), a new-to-science species. It was found during an expedition to La Amistad International ...

The strange moment two predators bit each other on the mouth and refused to let go was caught on video and shared by the Alabama Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division. State biologists say the ...