In contrast, the small (2-4 inches) red-backed salamander, typical of many members of the genus Plethodon, ... Probably the most common species in central Europe is the fire salamander, ...

But alas, salamanders are not lizards, nor can they live in fire. But there is such a thing as a fire salamander (pictured)! 2. of 16. ... In the red eft stage of the Eastern newt's growth ...

A fire salamander crawls on a rock on May 6, 2023, in Germany. Fire salamanders are being threatened with extinction, according to a global assessment. (Matthias Bein/picture alliance via Getty ...

A red-backed salamander, discovered during a class field trip to clean up a park. Photograph by Rachel Girshick. After that initial discovery, “we just saw more and more and more and more of them,” ...

The tiny red-backed salamander is typically found in leaf litter or under logs in the city’s woodlands. They’re the most abundant vertebrae in eastern American forests.

But if all goes according to their plan, the red-backed salamander will join D.C.’s other symbolic animals: the wood thrush (official bird), American shad (official fish) and big brown bat ...