But after centuries of habitat destruction, the black and yellowish-green salamander is listed as endangered in the Delmarva Peninsula region, found only on private lands east of Interstate 95.

JJ Apodaca holds a Hickory Nut Gorge green salamander. Emilly Nolan Many species of salamanders are endemic to the Appalachian Mountains, meaning they don’t exist anywhere else in the world.

ASHEVILLE - The Hickory Nut Gorge green salamander is endemic to the Hickory Nut Gorge, a 14-mile forested chasm straddling the Western North Carolina counties of Henderson, Rutherford and Polk.

He was among a group of scientists who first discovered the species — a lungless salamander known as the Hickory Nut Gorge green — several years ago. Scientists estimate that only about 500 to ...

Many salamander species live in only one place, making them particularly susceptible to climate change and habitat fragmentation. The Hickory Nut Gorge green salamander, for instance, lives ...

ASHEVILLE, N.C.— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today that it would consider protecting the Hickory Nut Gorge green salamander under the Endangered Species Act. The agency now has 12 ...

BAT CAVE, N.C.— Conservation groups petitioned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today to protect Hickory Nut Gorge green salamanders under the Endangered Species Act. These green-splotched ...

By Abhishyant Kidangoor Where are the salamanders hanging out? Answering that question has been Jake Kushner’s mission — ...

One plant species is also under consideration. Hickory Nut Gorge green salamander NC unique salamander with a dark body and green/yellow patches, found in western North Carolina forests Pygmy ...

The Hickory Nut Gorge green salamander is an amphibian with a dark body and bright green to yellow patches on its back. It is found in the hardwood and cove forests in Hickory Nut Gorge in western ...

Many species of salamanders are endemic to the Appalachian Mountains, meaning they don’t exist anywhere else in the world. One of those, the Hickory Nut Gorge green salamander, was identified in ...