Japanese giant salamanders are a rare species with over 23 million years of history. Many Japanese and foreign volunteers have been moved to join Richard's cause.

The researchers from Kyoto University were looking for purebred Japanese giant salamanders, a species that has become ...

The Japanese giant salamander, which is indigenous to this country, was upgraded from the “near threatened” category to the third most severe “vulnerable” division under the classification ...

Some creatures, like the Japanese giant salamander, just need a routine checkup once or twice a year. But knowing an animal’s weight is also important if a creature suddenly needs medicine ...

The Kozagawa river in Kozagawa, Wakayama Prefecture, is home to the Japanese giant salamander. The amphibian is referred to as a “living fossil” because its appearance hasn’t changed from ...

Using various research tools such as aquatic mesocosms, behavioral assays, and molecular analyses, our current projects focus on: 1) Interspecific interactions between wood frogs and spotted ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — On Thursday, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed to list the eastern hellbender, a type of giant salamander in Tennessee and other nearby states, as an ...