European and American salamander species could very well cease to exist thanks to an emerging disease spread by the international wildlife trade if there’s nothing done to stop it, according … [Read full article]
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Endangered Ozark 'Hellbender' Salamanders Successfully Bred in Captivity [VIDEO]
Let’s face it, in the on-going battle between wild nature and climate change, the world’s amphibians have been on the front lines; as a taxa, more species of amphibian have … [Read full article]
Fish with Arms & Legs?! {Photos & Video}
Turns out this isn’t a fish, but a giant salamander. It lives in Japan and parents there warn their children that there’s a fish with hands and feet that pulls children under the water and to stay away. The mouth on that thing in the Animal Planet video below looks big enough to fit around a child’s head. Check it out:
New Salamander Species Discovered in US
University of Georgia researchers discovered a two inch long salamander near Toccoa, Georgia. It is reportedly the first discovery of a new four-footed species in the US in fifty years. It … [Read full article]