Undated handout picture of a Barred Tiger Salamander larva. UC Davis researchers have discovered that an alien salamander, introduced from Texas 60 years ago, has hybridized with the endangered ...

The Eastern Tiger Salamander has managed to survive in an inhospitable and unlikely habitat in Wisconsin. Courtesy of Tamara Thomsen, Wisconsin Historical Society Dead leaves drift on the green ...

The Eastern tiger salamander had lived in the mid-Atlantic region since the ice ages: Its presence can be traced back 14,000 years along Virginia’s coastal plains, and 400,000 years in the Blue ...

In a state where paying the bills and getting through the recession takes priority, the fate of the California tiger salamander may be the last thing on people’s worried minds. However, this ...

Mole Salamanders and Vernal Pools. The tiger, spotted, Jefferson's, blue-spotted, and marbled salamanders are the New York representatives of a family known as the mole salamanders, so-called because ...

The Santa Barbara population of California tiger salamanders was listed as an endangered species in 2000. This species is endemic to the northern portion of Santa Barbara County, Calif., and is ...

This Western tiger salamander was collected and measured before being released during last year’s “Migration Night.” UW’s Biodiversity Institute will host the Laramie Salamander Migration Initiative, ...

Tiger salamanders (Ambystoma tigrinum) are what’s known as an indicator species, one whose presence indicates how the ecosystem is faring. Since they breathe through their skin, ...

An early fascination with salamanders propelled me to a career as a wildlife ecologist, where I’ve studied throughout the U.S. West Coast and from the Northern Mariana Islands to Madagascar.

The Eastern tiger salamander, which live in and around freshwater wetlands in Long Island's pine barrens, ... The northern long-eared bat was added to the state's list of endangered species.

Tiger salamanders are native to Idaho and very interesting critters. They grow to about 3 to 6 inches and are dark brown with olive or whitish blotches, giving them the appearance of a tiger.

Tiger salamanders, as their name implies, typically possess yellow stripes on a brownish body while spotted salamanders have up to 50 yellow spots on a black body. Tiger salamanders are restricted to ...