A spotted salamander. Yellow spots are a warning that it secretes ... Most of our local amphibians do these springtime migrations. Some migrate just a few yards from where they spent the winter ...

When the winter snow melts and the spring rain begins, vernal pools appear on the landscape. These ephemeral wetlands form in ...

black or steel grey color with bright yellow or yellow-orange spots. Spotted salamanders have poison glands in their skin which activate when the animal feels threatened, according to TWRA.

CHARLESTON, W.Va.— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today that it would consider protecting the yellow-spotted woodland salamander under the Endangered Species Act. The agency now has 12 ...

The spotted salamander is Ohio's state amphibian. This one was discovered in a vernal pond at Indian Creek MetroPark in Reily Township. Salamanders are important indicator species. They are very ...

Participants in a recent "Nature in a Blink" salamander hike at Indian Creek MetroPark in Butler County. "When we were here Saturday, they were all throughout the trail, different types too, not just ...