Sometimes smooth, sometimes slippery, but always unique. Introducing one of the most interesting salamander relatives: newts. Newts are found in Europe, Asia, and North America. This lizard-frog ...

"It's one of those things where all newts are salamanders, but all salamanders aren't newts," Nick Burgmeier, a research ...

This article originally appeared in Knowable Magazine. From the brightly colored poison frogs of South America to the prehistoric-looking newts of the Western US, the world is filled with beautiful, ...

Sally Gale is a rancher in rural west Marin County, California. In addition to raising beef cattle, she leads a specialized brigade — one that's helped save thousands of amphibians. The amphibians are ...

Juneau has four resident amphibians that breed in fresh water: wood frogs and western (boreal) toads, which have geographic ranges extending way up north, Columbia spotted frogs, which range to about ...

It's Newt Night. Frog Fest. Salamanderpalooza. The temperature is brushing up against 50 where I live, and it's been drizzling for a couple of days. And so, the amphibians, the goggle-eyed, slightly ...

Many people love amphibians and dream of keeping a pet frog or newt. However, the prospect of caring for them properly can be intimidating and expensive. There’s so much to think about from UVB ...

In coastal northern California, a group of volunteers spends every night - from late fall through winter - as crossing guards. Not for children - they are escorting migrating salamanders across a ...