Salamanders have a direct impact on human health in that, "salamanders are sentinels of water, quality of habitat," says Harlan, "we have a lot of forests in this region too, and ...

Mexico’s Ambystoma mexicanum, the feathery-gilled salamander known as the axolotl, has been popularized by the computer game Minecraft and, though endangered in the wild, is a sought-after pet ...

Tiger salamanders are strikingly beautiful animals that are popular exotic pets. They have a fairly long lifespan and usually ...

They use the salamander as the key ingredient in a traditional ... Paradoxically, there are many thousands of them in captivity as pets and laboratory animals all over the world.

WASHINGTON— In response to a petition from the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced final rules restricting the importation of salamanders for the pet ...

The presence of Bd and Bsal in the pet trade is cause for concern in North America, where almost half of all salamander species live. Appalachia and the West Coast are salamander diversity hotspots.