Scientists who spent four years surveying the Chinese giant salamander’s preferred river habitats across 97 counties in China spotted only 24 individuals at four sites. None of the 24 ...

The Chinese giant salamander (Andrias davidianus) is the world's largest amphibian, weighing in at more than 140 pounds and measuring up to 5.9 feet in length. Despite playing an important role in ...

A new species of Chinese giant salamander has been identified as the world’s largest amphibian, measuring at a whopping 5 feet, 9 inches.

The health of rivers and streams is key for the health of all of us. Experts capture rare images of unique amphibian lurking in US stream: 'Canary in a coal mine' first appeared on The Cool Down.

Giant salamander species found in what was thought to be an icy ecosystem Found after its kind were thought extinct, and where it was thought to be too cold.

The salamander, which goes by the scientific name Siren reticulata (meaning “reticulated siren”) is a species of giant salamander that sports a unique leopard-like pattern of spots along its ...

Pacific Giant Salamander [ DICAMPTODON TENEBROSUS ] The most abundant vertebrate predator in many coastal streams of Northern California hides by day in deep pools or in the cobbles of rushing ...

The Japanese giant salamander can grow up to 5 feet long, weigh 80 pounds and can easily bite off a large chunk of your finger in a split second.

You’ll find plenty of interesting creatures if you march through a Florida swamp. There are alligators and crocodiles, of course, as well as various species of snakes and other creepy-crawlies ...

40 million years before dinosaurs became the world’s apex predators, there existed a human-sized salamander with four-inch fangs, according to scientists.