The pools dry out under the summer sun and are devoid of predators, making them ideal nurseries for tadpoles and salamander larvae. As we walked, Heady pointed out a wide range of other spring ...

A well-studied example of a ring species is the salamander Ensatina escholtzii ... so they are vulnerable to predators. They also seem to have difficulty finding mates, so the hybrids do not ...

From TikTok to McDonald’s Happy Meals, Mexico’s ancient axolotl is everywhere, except where it is supposed to be—in the wild.

This story ran in the April 2016 issue of National Geographic magazine. More than 20 million years ago a salamander hatchling less than three-quarters of an inch long met a traumatic end.

This is a Texas Blind salamander; a type of salamander that ... to help the animal hide from predators. But it can also be used to help catch prey. Probably the undisputed master of camouflage ...