More than 1,600 young Threatened frosted flatwoods salamanders reached the landscape this year despite one the severe droughts in the Southeast.

Salamanders emerge from their underground homes to cross busy roads during the spring breeding migration season. Salamanders lay up to 450 eggs in vernal pools every spring. Volunteers help document ...

Most amphibians wait for the warmth of springtime before they become active, but Jefferson salamanders run on a different internal clock. In late February or early March, they often emerge, a time of ...

He says this ability gives blue-spotted salamanders a competitive advantage over other animals breeding in the spring. By being among the first to arrive at water sources, the salamanders are able to ...

The first warm rains of spring, usually around the end of March or the beginning of April, coax an assortment of amphibians from their winter dormancy. Wood frogs, spring peepers, and a variety of ...

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The population of California tiger salamanders that live in the Stanford hills will have new breeding ponds ready by the winter rains. The university's hope is to have fewer of the small amphibians ...