This famous amphibian is none other than the spotted salamander. A pair of spotted salamanders, cousins to red-spotted newts, have been studied in the past at Cowans Ford Wildlife Refuge.

South Carolina has just one officially designated state critter that is indigenous. Oh, and it’s poisonous. Here’s what to know about it.

Spotted salamanders do produce poisonous skin secretions, which allow them to taste bad to predators. For a human, these skin secretions are more irritating and would not kill an adult or even a ...

Blue spotted salamanders may look small and harmless, but they have a surprising (and stinky) way of defending themselves. In ...

The spotted salamander and this particular algae have developed a remarkable symbiotic relationship. In fact, the algae’s scientific name translates to “lover of salamander eggs. ...

Marbled salamanders belong to a family of salamanders called mole salamanders, or Ambystomatidae. In Massachusetts there are four species of Ambystomatids: marbled, spotted, blue-spotted, and ...

A spotted salamander walks toward a water source after being helped across the road in Middlesex on Friday. Photo by Natalie Williams/VTDigger. This is why, in 2018, ...

Blue-spotted salamanders are native to North America, with habitat ranging from the Atlantic Coast to the Great Lakes and up into parts of Canada. Adults reach from 4 to 5.5 inches, ...

“The spotted salamander (Ambystoma maculatum) was designated the official state amphibian of South Carolina in 1999 after a year-long campaign by the third grade class at Woodlands Heights ...

“The spotted salamander (Ambystoma maculatum) was designated the official state amphibian of South Carolina in 1999 after a year-long campaign by the third grade class at Woodlands Heights ...