Star Trek fans celebrate a lot of holidays. There’s Star Trek Day on Sept. 8, the anniversary of the premiere of Star Trek: ...

DESCRIPTION: Juvenile Jollyville Plateau salamanders are less than 1.5 inches long; adults are typically 1.5 to two inches. Salamanders occurring in spring habitat have large, well-developed eyes; ...

Their history, behaviors, and abilities constantly puzzle and amaze humans. Many juvenile salamanders look like axolotls because they live underwater and have the axolotl’s signature gills.

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, ...