"It's one of those things where all newts are salamanders, but all salamanders aren't newts," Nick Burgmeier, a research ...

Great Smoky Mountains — They may not be the first animals you think of in the Great Smoky Mountains, but scientists say the national park is the salamander capital of the world. "We have about 30 ...

Salamander enthusiasts should be careful when seeking out these animals in the wild, since some of them are poisonous. There are four species of newt that are poisonous and can seriously harm a person ...

The eastern U.S. is the world’s salamander hotspot, with more species per area than anywhere else on the planet. Often superabundant, salamanders hold important ecological roles in their habitats.

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 ...

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 ...

Q. Salamanders come in many colors and are widespread, yet they seem to be one of the least-appreciated groups of animals. Most of my friends have never even seen one. What interesting facts could I ...

During the next couple of weeks, little pools of water in forested areas will be alive with the sounds of frogs. They’re gathering places for all kinds of critters who need these temporary shallow ...

A Glen Ellen volunteer dedicates his time to saving “soulful” amphibians from vehicular carnage. On a ribbon of road in West Marin, on wet winter nights when darkness comes early, a herd of determined ...

Researchers have documented in a vertical wind tunnel the amazing ability of one species of salamander -- which spends its entire life in the tops of redwoods -- to parachute, glide and maneuver in ...

The effects of planting or harvesting a tree often takes time to see. What are the long-term effects on the forest ecosystem as a whole, and also on individual species within it? plethodontidae, are ...