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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A spotted salamander (Ambystoma maculatum) crawls near a cypress swamp at night in Carbondale, Illinois. Emanuele Biggi, Minden ...

Discover why amphibians all over the country are emerging from their homes and heading to vernal pools for their 'Big Night'.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. You'd be hard-pressed to spot these shy amphibians during most of the year. They are found throughout Ohio in low-lying moist ...

While tromping around chilly places in Ontario, Canada during the winter, the last creature you might expect to see is a salamander. Like other amphibians, salamanders’ body temperatures vary with ...

In ancient times, people thought moist-skinned salamanders could survive in fire. That's not true, of course, but some salamanders have a surprising ability to deal with another temperature extreme: ...

A rare giant salamander called an eastern hellbender was spotted recently in Kentucky. The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Services posted a photo of the hellbender taken by one of their ...

In ancient times, people had some wild beliefs about salamanders. They thought these cool-skinned amphibians could survive in fire. That is not true, of course. But some salamanders do have a ...

In the forests across the eastern United States there hides a large, nearly mythical creature most people have never seen. Known as the spotted salamander, these yellow polka-dotted amphibians can ...

Known as the spotted salamander, these yellow polka-dotted amphibians can grow to the whopping length of nearly 10 inches long, though on average they are six to eight inches long. “When you see them ...