When a Santa Barbara area family brought home a farmed Christmas tree to brighten their holidays, they never expected to find a surprise hidden among the branches: a tiny northwestern salamander, over ...

Slippery salamanders glide mysteriously through the canopies of the world’s tallest trees. Now, scientists say they understand how the small skydivers are able to maneuver seamlessly across California ...

Wandering salamanders can skydive in the branches of the tallest trees in the world. When a hungry bird comes near them, wandering salamanders can jump off the tallest trees in the world, California's ...

Learn more about the biological mechanism behind the tongue movement of chameleons and salamanders, which could contribute to ...

While studying salamanders and chameleons, USF researchers discovered the animals use the same biological mechanism to fire ...

You don’t have to go far to see amphibians in the city of Philadelphia but you do need to know where to look, and sometimes ...

Salamanders may seem like insignificant creatures that enjoy wandering around humid environments. Most people would attach little importance to these small and solitary amphibians. Yet, salamanders, ...

Baby hellbender salamanders don't stand a chance against their fathers who have gone rogue and started cannibalizing their offspring. For the past eight years, scientists from Virginia Tech have been ...

Chameleons and salamanders can fire their tongues as fast as 16 feet/second.