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According to NJDEP, “Due to habitat loss and pollution of larval ponds, the long-tailed salamander was listed as a State threatened species in New Jersey in 1979.” ...
The spring salamander attains the greatest size and bulk of the streamside salamanders, reaching lengths of 7-1/2 inches not including the long tail. Like the other streamside salamanders, it breathes ...
Unlike frogs and toads, salamanders haven't gained the popularity and marketing image among the general public. Maybe it's because they're so secretive and unseen, living beneath the earth or ...
WATSONVILLE — Several Santa Cruz long-toed salamander larvae were discovered this week in Elkhorn Slough for the first time in four years, giving the endangered species a fighting chance at ...
For a long time, it was assumed that ... a widespread European tailed amphibian species. ... a female salamander can deposit up to 50 living larvae in small streams and ponds.
MOSS LANDING – The endangered Santa Cruz long-toed salamander is making a comeback in the Elkhorn Slough watershed.For the second consecutive year, researchers have discovered salamander larvae ...
Mating occurs at night and by morning, clusters of between 15 and 250 salamander eggs are attached to submerged twigs. Rick Marsi. Correspondent. April, at last, has begun to warm up.
ANNAPOLIS — The long-tailed salamander had its day in the Maryland Senate on Thursday, as a busload of Garrett County middle-school students asked lawmakers to declare the “captivating ...
Spotted salamanders secrete a toxic milky substance from the back and tail as a defense against predators. Life cycle /social structure: Eggs hatch in four to seven weeks, producing dull olive ...