The study, "Range-wide salamander densities reveal a key component of terrestrial vertebrate biomass in eastern North American forests," conducted by U.S. Geological Survey and many partner ...

The Shenandoah salamander is a small, exclusively terrestrial salamander that is found on three mountain ridges within Shenandoah National Park. Individuals can occur in two color phases (one with a ...

Two Vermont underpasses are model wildlife crossings after a community rallied to stop thousands of migrating salamanders ...

Both species are lungless, breathing through their skin. They are terrestrial salamanders that catch invertebrates with projectile tongues. The salamanders are found close to water, including seeps ...

A Few Differences Between the Two As adults, newts live a semi-aquatic to aquatic life, while adult salamanders live a mostly terrestrial life, except for when they're breeding and laying eggs.

The coastal giant salamander (Dicamtodon tenebrosus, also known as Dicamp) is the largest terrestrial salamander in the world, reaching upward of 12 inches in length, and they live right here in ...

Its unique features have long fascinated scientists. While many salamanders morph into terrestrial creatures when they reach adulthood—losing their gills, fins, and other aquatic features for a ...

Carefully, we lifted it and peered underneath. Against the dark brown soil, two shiny lines caught our attention: salamanders. Both were Eastern red-backed salamanders (Plethodon cinereus), the most ...

Red efts are the terrestrial stage of the Eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens, one of the many salamanders here in the Northeast. There are many different kinds of salamanders — sirens, giant, ...

After metamorphosis, the salamanders were observed during feeding ... Two possible scenarios for early terrestrial feeding: The researchers’ data suggest two scenarios for terrestrial feeding ...