Scientists have discovered a two-foot-long salamander species in Florida and Alabama that has the spots of a leopard and the ...

The Eastern hellbender ( Cryptobranchus a. alleganiensis) isn’t nearly as fearsome as its name implies. They’re actually somewhat cute, if you can get past the salamander’s slimy, mucousy skin that’s ...

Think frogs are simple? Think again. This ranking examines their unique skill trees — from camouflage cloaks to area-of-effect toxins — to see which amphibians are meta-defining and which are doomed ...

While many see fallen leaves as a chore, they can actually be beneficial for the landscape. Here's how they can help.

U.S. Border Patrol officers seized more than 100 snakes, spiders, lizards and salamanders from a truck attempting to cross ...

U.S. Customs and Border Protection seized 163 species of living reptiles and bugs hidden in jars and bags in Texas on their ...

On a rainy night in northern Vietnam, a carnivorous creature with “hook”-like teeth emerged from hiding and moved “slowly” along the bank of a mountain stream. Something about it caught the attention ...

Explore how frogs, axolotls, and other amphibians use cutaneous respiration to absorb oxygen directly through their skin.

Border officials say they stopped a truck trying to leave the U.S. packed with 163 exotic animals—including pythons, ...

Florida has plenty of invasive species of animals. But there's one amphibian you may want to keep an eye out for.

In a monastery beside a 16th-century basilica in Pátzcuaro, Mexico, Dominican nuns move between rows of aquarium tanks, ...