A hallmark of amphibians is a smooth skin thatmust be kept moist because it is permeable to water. Unlike frogs, salamanders keep their larval tail and slender bodies and move about by crawling rather ...

The sway of spotted salamanders is a perfect ritual dance for Valentine's Day (which is this week, just in case you need a ...

Janet Vaglia and her students study tail development and regeneration in the two-lined salamander, Eurycea cirrigera. Vaglia describes her lab as having the “exciting task of deciphering how ...

stout legs and a long rudder-like tail, according to the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute. They can be found in swift-running, well-oxygenated, unpolluted streams and ...

How salamanders manage to move around on uneven, vertical tree surfaces with such dexterity has long baffled scientists. A new discovery suggests they use a trick out of a horror movie ...

The large freshwater salamanders have a rapidly declining population ... stout legs and a long rudder-like tail, according to the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute.