A species of blind, cave-dwelling salamander in Oklahoma feeds on bat guano according to research published in Proceedings of the Royal Society and presented on the online version of Nature. A ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract In 4 years 130 postmetamorphic T. spelaeus were collected systematically from one cave in southeastern Missouri. From these, and others ...

Red-backed salamanders are little lungless salamanders that live in the deciduous forests of eastern and central U.S. and up into Canada. They have one of the biggest distributions of any North ...

We used a complete block design to experimentally study direct and indirect interactions in a three trophic-level freshwater system consisting of a top predator, the green sunfish, Lepomis cyanellus, ...

Living as we do here in the southern Blue Ridge province, we're situated smack dab in the middle of a region internationally renowned for its diverse salamander populations. Several of the species are ...

This seems to me to be the summer of the salamanders. I suppose this is true for most water-loving things-fungi, slugs, and many of the vegetables in my garden that I’ve apparently always ...

Salamanders, like frogs and toads, are amphibians. This means they lead "double lives" spending their early existence as aquatic larvae which undergo metamorphosis, transforming into land-based ...

DESCRIPTION: These are long-bodied, short-limbed terrestrial salamanders with broad, short heads. They may reach four to six inches in length. Adult Siskiyou Mountains salamanders are pink tan or pink ...

Winter is a difficult time for many animals. Food is scarcer and the temperature is colder. Starvation is a huge threat. Many mammals, amphibians and reptiles spend East Tennessee's colder months ...

It’s not that the Peaks of Otter salamander is widespread. It is found only in a 45-square mile area of Bedford, Botetourt and Rockbridge counties — one of the most restricted ranges of any salamander ...

Wildlife biologist and host of ABC's "Ocean Treks" Jeff Corwin brings us another postcard from his adventures abroad. This time, Corwin's quest is to fulfill a lifelong dream: finding a Giant Japanese ...