This famous amphibian is none other than the spotted salamander. A pair of spotted salamanders, cousins to red-spotted newts, have been studied in the past at Cowans Ford Wildlife Refuge.

South Carolina has just one officially designated state critter that is indigenous. Oh, and it’s poisonous. Here’s what to know about it.

Spotted salamanders migrate a few hundred feet. They’ll stay in the water for a mating season that lasts only a few days, then return to the woods. But what a few days it is!

The spotted salamander is the South Carolina official state amphibian. Here’s what to know about the poisonous critter and other state animals to look for.

“The spotted salamander (Ambystoma maculatum) was designated the official state amphibian of South Carolina in 1999 after a year-long campaign by the third grade class at Woodlands Heights ...

Every year in late February, the spotted salamander population off Polo Grounds Road returns to the ponds of its birth to procreate. Tunnel of love: Developer accommodating love-struck salamanders ...

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 ...

The track and soccer facility originally planned for property east of Homewood High School - near the vernal pool of the salamander habitat - has been revised to be located on a portion of the ...

"Once the public sees salamanders up close and learns more about them, they are more likely to care what happens to them and the role they can play in protecting them." There are 25 salamander species ...