North America’s largest salamander — was decimated in southwest Virginia last September when deadly Hurricane Helene struck ...

New York has added the Atlantic Coast leopard frog, eastern fence lizard and eastern tiger salamander to its protected threatened and endangered species lists. The state’s Department of Environmental ...

That is because, unlike frogs and toads, salamanders have slender bodies with long tails. They look a lot more like lizards than frogs! But, unlike typically dry-skinned lizards, salamanders ...

This story ran in the April 2016 issue of National Geographic magazine. More than 20 million years ago a salamander hatchling less than three-quarters of an inch long met a traumatic end.

lizards, fish, and amphibians give live birth. An examination of some of these species’ gestation periods reveals that human mothers don’t necessarily have it the worst out there. Some sharks and even ...

The salamander is based on a real Mexican lizard but it is also a creature of mythology with an ability to survive and extinguish fire, which made it an appropriate talisman to wear on board a ...