Within a typical forest in the eastern United States, salamanders are everywhere. On an acre of forest, thousands of salamanders may be foraging among the leaf litter, under logs, and in creeks ...

Most often, the salamanders embark on their journey at night, and typically in heavy rains – likely as a way to keep wet and avoid predators. James Seay Brown Jr., a retired folklorist and ...

The “salamander capital of the world” lies in ... Dirt coats the river bottoms, and sewage and heavy metals drift in the currents. The hurricanes arrived in the middle of the hellbender ...

Public records show that in late 2024, under the departing Biden administration, the refuge permitted a frosted flatwoods salamander breeding pond to be mowed over with heavy machinery and sprayed ...

The spotted salamander is Ohio's state amphibian. This one was discovered in a vernal pond at Indian Creek MetroPark in Reily Township. Salamanders are important indicator species. They are very ...