A species of blind, cave-dwelling salamander in Oklahoma feeds on bat guano according to research published in Proceedings of the Royal Society and presented on the online version of Nature. A ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Patterns of variation in the feeding mechanism of three species of ambystomatid salamanders (Ambystoma dumerilii, A. mexicanum, and A.

Red-backed salamanders are little lungless salamanders that live in the deciduous forests of eastern and central U.S. and up into Canada. They have one of the biggest distributions of any North ...

Tendon springs often influence locomotion by amplifying the speed and power of limb joint rotation. However, less is known about elastic recoil action in feeding systems, particularly for small ...

It’s not that the Peaks of Otter salamander is widespread. It is found only in a 45-square mile area of Bedford, Botetourt and Rockbridge counties — one of the most restricted ranges of any salamander ...

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 ...

DESCRIPTION: These are long-bodied, short-limbed terrestrial salamanders with broad, short heads. They may reach four to six inches in length. Adult Siskiyou Mountains salamanders are pink tan or pink ...

This seems to me to be the summer of the salamanders. I suppose this is true for most water-loving things-fungi, slugs, and many of the vegetables in my garden that I’ve apparently always ...

Living as we do here in the southern Blue Ridge province, we're situated smack dab in the middle of a region internationally renowned for its diverse salamander populations. Several of the species are ...

Winter is a difficult time for many animals. Food is scarcer and the temperature is colder. Starvation is a huge threat. Many mammals, amphibians and reptiles spend East Tennessee's colder months ...

Wildlife biologist and host of ABC's "Ocean Treks" Jeff Corwin brings us another postcard from his adventures abroad. This time, Corwin's quest is to fulfill a lifelong dream: finding a Giant Japanese ...