DENVER (AP)-- The western tiger salamander faces another test on its path to being named Colorado's official state amphibian. The Senate Agriculture, Natural Resources and Energy Committee was ...

The Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory is working on a long-term study on tiger salamanders – the tiny cannibals living in the quiet mountain town of Gothic. The results are important to Colorado, ...

In ancient times, people thought moist-skinned salamanders could survive in fire. That's not true, of course, but some salamanders have a surprising ability to deal with another temperature extreme: ...

In ancient times, people had some wild beliefs about salamanders. They thought these cool-skinned amphibians could survive in fire. That is not true, of course. But some salamanders do have a ...

Known as the spotted salamander, these yellow polka-dotted amphibians can grow to the whopping length of nearly 10 inches long, though on average they are six to eight inches long. “When you see them ...