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 ...

Certain species of salamanders and lizards can actually hear through their lungs, according to a new study at Ohio State University. The research extends previous studies showing that some types of ...

Salamanders are amphibians, not reptiles. There are over 700 species of salamanders globally, but all are classified as amphibians. Amphibians are ectothermic, vertebrates, lay eggs, and undergo an ...

The Eastern hellbender ( Cryptobranchus a. alleganiensis) isn’t nearly as fearsome as its name implies. They’re actually ...

Shasta salamander photo courtesy U.S. Forest Service. Photos are available for media use. “California’s on the front lines of the amphibian and reptile extinction crisis, so we're relieved these ...

Arizona toad photo courtesy National Park Service. Photos are available for media use. “The Southwest is home to some of the nation’s most fascinating scaly and slimy creatures,” said Collette Adkins ...

“It is so chilly that it puts out fire by its contact, in the same way as ice does. It vomits from its mouth a milky slaver, one touch of which on any part of the human body causes all the hair to ...

Animals are incredibly adaptable creatures that have developed a variety of survival mechanisms throughout their evolution.

The next time you see a snake in your garden, let out a scream. A scream of joy, that is. Finding lizards, toads, frogs, salamanders and snakes is a sign that your garden is providing a healthy ...

Volunteers are wanted to count amphibians and reptiles, like this newt, that live in Clark County waterways at the annual Critter Count Saturday. (City of Vancouver) Vancouver’s is looking for ...