Sometimes smooth, sometimes slippery, but always unique. Introducing one of the most interesting salamander relatives: newts.

Many juvenile salamanders look like axolotls because they live underwater and have the axolotl’s signature gills. However, when salamanders with aquatic larvae mature, they lose their gills and ...

DESCRIPTION: Juvenile Jollyville Plateau salamanders are less than 1.5 inches long; adults are typically 1.5 to two inches. Salamanders occurring in spring habitat have large, well-developed eyes; ...

Meet the axolotl, a rare and fascinating salamander that breaks all the rules ... This phenomenon, known as neoteny, means the axolotl keeps its juvenile features, like its soft skin, tail fin ...

Purdue University researchers recently examined 2,000 adult and juvenile salamanders and found that 8 percent had visible deformities, mainly consisting of missing, extra or dwarfed digits (equivalent ...

In 1864, a French army officer brought live axolotls back to Europe, where scientists were surprised to learn that the seemingly juvenile aquatic salamanders were capable of reproduction.

Axolotls are special salamanders. Not only to they stay in their juvenile form their whole lives, they can regenerate entire limbs! Studying how they do it could change the way we treat human limb ...

Alex Smith may be bald, but he says his hair stands on end when he thinks about the moment he first spotted a pitcher plant that had devoured a juvenile salamander in an Ontario park.

The adorable salamanders are helping scientists investigate a serious question: Could the human body be coaxed to regrow a ...

Salamanders typically have longer and more rounded tails with well-developed toes for digging in soil. A newt's skin is rough and looks like it's covered in warts, while a salamander's is wet ...