However, the red-backed salamander has surmounted all possible obstacles to become D.C.’s official amphibian. Students from ...

Scientists knew that red-backed salamanders were abundant in eastern North America, but a recent study found their densities ...

In fact, the Smithsonian Institution’s National Zoo describes the Eastern red-backed salamander as “a small, unassuming creature that plays a pivotal role in maintaining the health and ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is considering adding the eastern hellbender salamander to its list of endangered species protected under the Endangered Species Act. The proposal to do so was ...

(Photo: Lisa Sorg) The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service last Thursday announced its plan to add the eastern hellbender salamander to the nation’s list of endangered species in a victory for ...

Powell Bilingual Elementary School students after their reenactment of the passage of D.C. Law 25-251, the bill that would designate the red-backed salamander as D.C.'s official amphibian.( ...