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

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 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 ...

The center claims its standing comes from over 200,000 California members and supporters who value seeing the lungless animals. "Center member Gordon Nipp lives in California near Kern Canyon and ...

Bolitoglossa salamanders are also known as “‘mushroom-tongued’ or ‘tropical lungless’ salamanders ” and have “a very long and rapidly projected tongue,” according to a 2023 study.

Bolitoglossa salamanders are also known as “‘mushroom-tongued’ or ‘tropical lungless’ salamanders ” and have “a very long and rapidly projected tongue,” according to a 2023 study.