A giant burrowing salamander fossil challenges assumptions about amphibian evolution in prehistoric Appalachia. A giant ...

A giant salamander — one the biggest ever known to prowl the forests of ancient Appalachia — is offering new insight into the region’s remarkable amphibian diversity. Thanks to a fossil unearthed near ...

A massive, extinct salamander with jaws like a vice once roamed ancient Tennessee and its fossil has just rewritten what we thought we knew about Appalachian amphibians. Named Dynamognathus ...

A giant, strong-jawed salamander once tunneled through ancient Tennessee soil. And thanks to a fossil unearthed near East Tennessee State University, scientists now better understand how it helped ...

ETSU scientists uncovered Dynamognathus robertsoni, a massive fossil salamander that sheds new light on the evolution of Appalachian amphibians.

Salamanders are amphibians, not reptiles. There are over 700 species of salamanders globally, but all are classified as ...

In the lush Southern Appalachian forests, you're likely to cross paths with one of Tennessee's roughly 50 salamander species, many of which belong to the family Plethodontidae, or lungless ...

Axolotls and salamanders are fascinating amphibians that often confuse nature enthusiasts due to their similar appearances. While axolotls are technically a type of salamander, they possess distinct ...

ETSU researchers uncover a giant fossil salamander, shedding light on Appalachian biodiversity and ancient salamander evolution.

The largest lungless salamander, the Hellbender, reaches only about 29 inches maximum—large for a salamander but tiny compared to lung-breathing vertebrates. Some larger amphibians, like the giant ...

Today, Southern Appalachian forests are renowned for their diversity and abundance of salamander species, especially lungless salamanders of the family Plethodontidae. Tennessee alone is home to more ...