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 ...

A red-backed salamander blends in well on the forest floor. USFWS Photo by Meagan Racey. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert!

There are two species of large salamanders in New York, and both spend their entire lives in water. The mudpuppy, with its bright red gills, reaches lengths of 19 inches and is found in several large ...

If the proposed rule is finalized, the only place where West Virginia spring salamanders live—a 2.2-mile cave and stream system in Greenbrier County—will be designated as critical habitat.

(WATE) — A lawsuit has been filed against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for denying Endangered Species Act protections ...

The Service also proposed designating 2.2 miles of caves and streams in Greenbrier County as critical habitat for the endangered salamander. The salamander lives in only one cave and stream system in ...

The density of salamanders in a natural habitat also is remarkable. For instance, “red-backed salamanders in Appalachian forests occur in such large numbers that their biomass may exceed that of ...

The various Ensatina salamanders of the Pacific coast all descended from a common ancestral population. As the species spread southward from Oregon and Washington, subpopulations adapted to their ...

Narrowing down a list of red dot sights is like determining the best flavor of ice cream. There are a ton of options out there. Most perform really well. Some are excellent. And, rarely, you’ll find a ...

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