Both of the living purebred Chinese giant salamanders were being kept in Japanese aquariums, with the owners unaware of how ...

The yellow-spotted woodland salamander, which is also found in West Virginia ... the NPS said that “sightings are becoming rare and biologists are concerned about the decline in populations and ...

During the searches, the team found two yellow-brown salamanders on tree trunks, the study said. Researchers took a closer ...

SAN FRANCISCO— Conservation groups sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today for failing to respond to a 2018 petition requesting Endangered Species Act protection for the imperiled Siskiyou ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va.— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today that it would consider protecting the yellow-spotted woodland salamander under the Endangered Species Act. The agency now has 12 ...

This story ran in the April 2016 issue of National Geographic magazine. More than 20 million years ago a salamander hatchling less than three-quarters of an inch long met a traumatic end.

Among the red-cheeked salamander’s powers is the ability to produce toxic ooze, park officials say. “When attacked, this salamander can bite back and will release poisonous slime from the base ...

These amphibians are “particularly rare” and “notably challenging to detect in the field.” During the searches, the team found two yellow-brown salamanders on tree trunks, the study said.