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 ...

Billy Michael of Bethel dipped his net Monday into the leaf-strewn waters of an off-the-beaten track vernal pool in the woods near the Eureka Reservoir. After a couple of passes in the murk, he said ...

MEDFORD — When a group of about 50 students, teachers, biologists, and others gathered outside Medford High School recently, it was now or never. “If anyone wants to get a picture of the salamanders, ...

DANBURY -- Rosaly Donofrio knelt by the edge of a vernal pool in the dappled light and carefully peeled away the mat of wet leaves on a spot on the pond's rock-laden bank, layer after layer. Then, in ...

CHARLES COUNTY, Md. (WJZ) — Members of the Maryland Biodiversity Project came across a female Marbled Salamander guarding her nest of eggs on Sunday in Charles County. Marbled Salamanders are small, ...

RANDOLPH — Jacob Kubel is a man on a mission. The 36-year-old conservation scientist with the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife’s Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program has ...

The marbled salamander were considered locally extinct in the Boston area. Photo by Tigran Tadevosyan Since 2016, a group of conservationists have been releasing marbled salamanders in the Middlesex ...

Marbled salamanders were considered locally extinct from Middlesex Fells outside Boston for nearly 100 years, Massachusetts zoo officials say. Scientists have indication the salamanders are back.

When spring rains and snow melt fill vernal pools, salamanders come out of hiding to mate in that chilly water. The marbled salamander, however, has skipped this story line. Instead, this handsome ...

Fishing duo Cole & Jay trek deep into the remote woods to successfully locate and document elusive and beautiful marbled ...

New York officials are warning residents to be careful when driving on warm, rainy nights this spring as hundreds of different amphibians will emerge for their annual breeding season.