The salamander has a creamy, translucent appearance, a flattened snout, elongated limbs, small eyes, a relatively short tail with a yellow-orange stripe, and three pairs of bright-red external gills ...

A research project will gather data on hellbender populations, which have declined over recent decades and were damaged after Tropical Storm Helene.

fresh-water salamanders that live in the water instead of on land. Their mouths are permanently upturned into a slight smile, and they can regenerate limbs, gills, and even parts of their eyes and ...