SASAYAMA, Japan — It’s big and slimy, with bulbous fingertips and a fat, flipper-like tail. It hides under rocks during the day and comes out to feed at night, sucking anything that passes into its ...

This seems to me to be the summer of the salamanders. I suppose this is true for most water-loving things-fungi, slugs, and many of the vegetables in my garden that I’ve apparently always ...

Releasing Chinese giant salamanders back into the wild sounds like a good idea, but it's causing problems for the salamanders ...

A new species of Chinese giant salamander has been identified as the world’s largest amphibian, measuring at a whopping 5 feet, 9 inches. The salamander, Andrias sligoli, is one of three newly ...

There are more kinds of salamanders in the southern Appalachians than anywhere else in the world. These humble little hunters of forests, streams, and ponds can tell us a lot about biodiversity and ...

This close wildlife moment shows a fire salamander slowly moving across the forest floor. The scene highlights its striking colors, natural behavior, and the quiet atmosphere of its woodland habitat ...

Scientists have identified a new species of salamander living in murky swamps and marshes of the Florida Panhandle and southern Alabama. The green salamander has frilly, fern-like external gills on ...

A population of mole salamanders in the Midwest is throwing a curveball at our understanding of sex and reproduction. Some populations of this salamander are unisexual—they’re females that can ...