An insidious disease has eliminated dozens of the world’s frog species. Scientists fear a similar plague could be coming for ...

March, thousands of salamanders emerged from their underground burrows across Central New York. They crawled over the cold, ...

Natural closeup on a bright red Western redback salamander, Plethodon vehiculum sitting on the ground.(Getty Images/Wirestock) Fourth grade students from Powell Elementary School testified Wednesday ...

Quick Take Chytrid fungus has caused the decline of over 500 amphibian species and at least 90 presumed extinctions worldwide ...

The spotted salamander is Ohio's state amphibian. This one was discovered in a vernal pond at Indian Creek MetroPark in Reily Township. Salamanders are important indicator species. They are very ...

The University of Wyoming’s Biodiversity Institute will again focus on the Western tiger salamander this spring and offer the public opportunities to help assist Wyoming’s state amphibian with its ...

It’s not a swamp dweller, but the red-backed salamander is now the District’s official amphibian — thanks to lobbying by students at Powell Elementary School. The designation was retroactively ...

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation announced the start of its annual Amphibian Migrations and Road Crossings Project in the Hudson Valley. Warmer temperatures and rain have ...

This video is no longer available. Students at Powell Elementary School in D.C. studied the red-backed salamander and thought that its red strips looked like the District’s flag. Now the D.C. Council ...

Many may know that South Carolina has an official state bird (Carolina Wren) or even that the state has its own official state shell. But did you know that the Palmetto State also has a state ...