You’re probably familiar with the basic amphibian life plan: Start as a wriggly, water-breathing tadpole, transform into an adult that breathes air. This is the pattern followed by all our frogs and ...

September slips in over a glorious weekend reflecting less the coming of fall but more the arrival of summer. Blue, blue skies with drifting clouds, brilliant sunshine and steamy heat. We are not ...

The eastern newt is not as often seen in eastern North America as it once was. It frequents small lakes, ponds and streams or near-by wet forests. The eastern newt produces tetrodotoxin, which makes ...

A eastern newt paddles across a pond at the Washington Works Nature Trails late one afternoon recently. The park is open to the public and contains a wide variety of wildlife and plants. If you have a ...

It has been a long, wet, raw May, and my outdoor time has been curtailed by rotten weather on the weekends. So, it was with the utmost enthusiasm that I capitalized on a rare rain-free Saturday ...

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 ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract We conducted a 2-year study of terrestrial habitat use by spotted salamanders (Ambystoma maculatum), blue-spotted salamanders (A. laterale), ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover global and domestic health care and conservation. An Eastern Newt (Notophthalmus viridescens) exhibits its Red Eft state ...

You’re probably familiar with the basic amphibian life plan: Start as a wriggly water-breathing tadpole, transform into an adult that breathes air. This is the pattern followed by all our frogs and ...

An adult eastern newt that commonly inhabits ponds and wetlands in the eastern U.S. The research team will investigate various questions such as how temperature affects their susceptibility and the ...