As a consequence, spring salamanders rarely venture far from running water. In eastern and southern portions of the state, red and longtail salamanders also occur. Sometimes it seems that every other ...

The Eastern hellbender, a slimy, mud-colored creature that ranks as Indiana’s and the nation's largest salamander, may be listed federally as an endangered species. Nicknamed the “snot otter,” it ...

Carefully, we lifted it and peered underneath. Against the dark brown soil, two shiny lines caught our attention: salamanders. Both were Eastern red-backed salamanders (Plethodon cinereus), the most ...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced a proposal to list the eastern hellbender salamander as an endangered species throughout its range under the Endangered ...

(Photo: Lisa Sorg) The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service last Thursday announced its plan to add the eastern hellbender salamander to the nation’s list of endangered species in a victory for ...

In a significant step for conservation, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has proposed listing the eastern hellbender salamander as an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act ...

Eastern hellbender salamander (Photo: Tierra Curry/Center for Biological Diversity) The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Thursday announced its plan to add the eastern hellbender salamander to the ...

The largest species of salamander in the United States and the ... there are “more hurdles and red tape to look at, such as how to handle the sticky subject of critical habitat, and questions ...

He was a teenager, standing thigh-high in the Watauga River outside Boone, North Carolina, casting a line on an early fall day when he saw his first eastern hellbender. The salamander stretched 2 ...