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 ...

DESCRIPTION: Both species are moderately sized salamanders that are black to chocolate-black, with light gray lines and specks that form a cross-banded pattern across their backs. They can be ...

Ambystoma is derived from either the Latin anabystoma, meaning “to cram into the mouth,” or from amblystoma, the Greek for “blunt mouth.” DESCRIPTION: Large for a modern amphibian, the male California ...