Bluish flecks on the sides and legs of a black body characterize the Jefferson's and blue-spotted salamanders. These two are tough to distinguish as adults and, in fact, readily interbreed, creating ...

The various Ensatina salamanders of the Pacific coast all descended from a common ancestral population. As the species spread southward from Oregon and Washington, subpopulations adapted to their ...

leading these types of amphibians to grow in unexpected ways. "There's all of these traits, these genes, that they would ...

The species in this group include frogs, toads, salamanders, and newts. All can breathe and absorb water through their very thin skin. Amphibians also have special skin glands that produce useful ...

CARLSBAD, Calif.— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today proposed protecting two species of salamander in Southern California under the Endangered Species Act, while denying protections to a third.

Fossils from Skye are of some of the world's oldest salamanders, say experts Researchers analysed 166-million-year-old fossils of a type of animal called Marmorerpeton They found it has several ...