Observations of giant salamanders' behavior, size and habitat are rare opportunities to shape conservation strategies.

Giant salamanders belong to a class of amphibians with traits that have captured serious scientific attention. Like frogs, ...

New York can be full of wondrous animals in public parks found in the city, but there are also unexpectedly tiny, slimy ...

Move over, Jurassic Park — nature just delivered a real-life blast from the past. A park ranger working in California’s ...

North Carolina is a global hot spot for salamanders. Nearly 70 species of these amphibians can be found in our state, even ...

In ancient times, people had some wild beliefs about salamanders. They thought these cool-skinned amphibians could survive in fire. That is not true, of course. But some salamanders do have a ...

Nearly two dozen salamanders were found around blackwater streams in northeast Florida during two years of surveys, researchers said. Photo from the Southwest Florida Water Management District ...

This story first appeared in the Kentucky Lantern, part of States Newsroom. An environmental advocacy group that seeks to protect endangered species is suing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to ...

The frosted flatwoods salamander is a threatened species now found in only three locations in Georgia and Florida. Conservationists are surveying the salamander population at Fort Stewart, which ...