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 ...

One of the eight sites they tested came back positive for both the salamander mussel and the mudpuppy. “Instead of investing ...

The salamander mussel is so named because it’s the only mussel that uses a salamander instead of a fish to host its larvae. Pollution threatens the mussel as well as the mudpuppy salamander that it ...