An even larger species is the hellbender, a big fleshy salamander of river bottoms. In New York, only a few drainages along the southern border are home to hellbenders. Red-spotted newts begin life as ...

The Carolina madtom, a small but feisty catfish from the Tar River basin, is proposed for protection as endangered. It has already been lost from more than 75 percent of its range. The Neuse River ...

With this in mind, let’s look at some of the most popular and interesting aquatic salamanders that make great pets. 1. Axolotls Are a Popular Pet Salamander Axolotls are increasingly popular ...

The Carolina madtom, a small catfish from the Tar River basin, will be listed as endangered. More than 80% of the streams where it was once found are so degraded that the fish has already vanished ...

The Salamander ... the Sangamon River. Back in June, they tested samples using environmental DNA (eDNA) techniques. This ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed to list the eastern hellbender under the federal Endangered Species Act.