If you come across a marbled salamander (Ambystoma opacum), consider yourself lucky—they spend most of their time hidden from view. These stout salamanders, which grow up to about 4.75 inches long, ...

For nearly a century, marbled salamanders vanished from a Massachusetts forest as urbanization swallowed their habitat whole.

Marbled salamanders were considered locally extinct from Middlesex Fells outside Boston for nearly 100 years, Massachusetts zoo officials say. Scientists have indication the salamanders are back.

Thanks to the efforts of the Zoo New England Field Conservation Team, in collaboration with MassWildlife and Mass Division of ...

Billy Michael of Bethel dipped his net Monday into the leaf-strewn waters of an off-the-beaten track vernal pool in the woods near the Eureka Reservoir. After a couple of passes in the murk, he said ...

When spring rains and snow melt fill vernal pools, salamanders come out of hiding to mate in that chilly water. The marbled salamander, however, has skipped this story line. Instead, this handsome ...

MEDFORD — When a group of about 50 students, teachers, biologists, and others gathered outside Medford High School recently, it was now or never. “If anyone wants to get a picture of the salamanders, ...

CHARLES COUNTY, Md. (WJZ) — Members of the Maryland Biodiversity Project came across a female Marbled Salamander guarding her nest of eggs on Sunday in Charles County. Marbled Salamanders are small, ...

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