Searching for salamanders By CAROLYN HANDY Southern Vermont Bureau CHESTER - "They say that under every 40 rocks in New England there is a red-backed salamander," said Betsy Bennett, who led a nature ...

A hidden wildlife camera placed beside a quiet forest stream captured incredible close-up footage of a rare black salamander carefully moving across wet river rocks. Its smooth, reflective skin ...

A rare lungless creature — speckled with yellow spots — breathes through its skin and lives in ancient rock faces of Appalachia in the southeastern U.S. It’s a “mascot of the mountains” and at risk of ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va.— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today that it would consider protecting the yellow-spotted woodland salamander under the Endangered Species Act. The agency now has 12 ...

The eastern hellbender is a rare giant salamander, and was recently spotted in Eastern Kentucky. Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, Monte McGregor No, that’s not a rock — it’s a rare ...

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No, that's not a rock - it's a rare giant salamander, recently spotted in Eastern Kentucky. The eastern hellbender spends most of its life under large, flat rocks in fast-flowing streams, which can ...