Ancient amphibians in Wyoming adapted to extreme weather by burrowing, offering insights into current amphibian survival ...
Salamanders are fantastic pets because they are low-maintenance and amusing to watch. However, they have needs that require ...
A newly-discovered fossil amphibian survived the dry seasons between monsoons by using its oddly-shaped head to burrow into ...
Salamanders, like frogs and toads, are amphibians. This means they lead "double lives" spending their early existence as aquatic larvae which undergo metamorphosis, transforming into land-based ...
Research shows that as urban development booms, this salamander's population declines — and with good reason, since development exposes the sensitive amphibian, its eggs and its invertebrate prey to ...
The salamander managed to escape but then must have fallen into a pool of tree resin, which preserved the tiny amphibian as it hardened into amber. George Poinar, Jr., a biologist at Oregon State ...
Flatwoods salamanders get their name from their native habitat of longleaf pine wiregrass flatwoods — now extremely rare — in the lower Southeastern Coastal Plain of the United States. Only about 3 ...