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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Adults have protruding eyes and long tails, and their slick bodies are mostly black with brilliant yellow spots and stripes on their back, sides, and tail. Larvae are greenish gray in color. HABITAT: ...