A new research publication “Response of Terrestrial Salamanders to the Decade Following Timber Harvest in Hardwood Forests” by graduate research assistant/PhD candidate Alison Ochs along with ...

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

LIFE CYCLE: Siskiyou Mountains salamanders are fully terrestrial salamanders that have completely abandoned the aquatic larval stage. They deposit their eggs in moist, protected subterranean sites, ...

Lizards typically live in dry, terrestrial environments because their scales and claws protect them. Then, salamanders live in damp forests near water. A salamander’s skin must always stay moist ...

- Terrestrial salamanders means that they spend most of their life on land. So they are coming in contact with the soil. The aquatic salamanders are living in water.

A Few Differences Between the Two . As adults, newts live a semi-aquatic to aquatic life, while adult salamanders live a mostly terrestrial life, except for when they're breeding and laying eggs.

The coastal giant salamander (Dicamtodon tenebrosus, also known as Dicamp) is the largest terrestrial salamander in the world, reaching upward of 12 inches in length, ...

The terrestrial salamanders catch invertebrates with their projectile tongues. They are found close to water under objects such as logs, leaf litter and rocks. The salamanders' practice of living in ...

Lungfish and salamanders can hear, despite not having an outer ear or tympanic middle ear. These early terrestrial vertebrates were probably also able to hear 300 million years ago, as shown in a ...

Like all members of the so-called “mole salamander” genus, Ambystoma, the spotted salamander is a stout bodied animal (about 6-9 inches long) that spends most of its adult life in underground ...

Sometimes smooth, sometimes slippery, but always unique. Introducing one of the most interesting salamander relatives: newts. Newts are found in Europe, Asia, and North America. This lizard-frog ...

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 ...