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 ...

With spring bringing an influx of rainy days to Ohio, a slithery, slimy amphibian has emerged and is roaming around. Hellbenders are real, but we're not talking about those amphibians. Ohio is home to ...

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 ...

While most Kentuckians are dreaming of the beach life during cold winter days, an entire group of wildlife is thriving while ...

A red-backed salamander that is a chocolate brown base color with white speckling and a distinctly bright red-orange stripe running the length of its back from its neck to the tip of its tail rest on ...

The District has a handful of official critters. The wood thrush is DC’s official bird, the American shad is our official fish, and big brown bat was awarded title of official mammal in 2020. Missing ...

DORRANCE TWP. – The small amphibian that Rick Koval lifted from underneath a streamside log literally brightened a dull, overcast April day. It was a Northern red salamander, and when Koval placed the ...

When you go hiking with two wildlife biology students, you expect to see some critters. Such was the case Easter weekend when we were with my son Jordan, who is specializing in ornithology, and his ...

Salamanders, like frogs and toads, are amphibians. This means they lead "double lives" spending their early existence as aquatic larvae which undergo metamorphosis, transforming into land-based ...

In the cold October air, my classmates and I gathered around the square oak board placed on the ground more than a year earlier. Carefully, we lifted it and peered underneath. Against the dark brown ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. In this virtual keeper chat, get tips on how to spot our Appalachian salamanders from Reptile Discovery Center keeper Sara Hasenstab! . . . Many ...