Animals

Salamander

Salamanders are a group of amphibians typically characterized by a lizard-like appearance, with slender bodies, blunt snouts, short limbs projecting at right angles to the body, and the presence of a tail in both larvae and adults. All present-day salamander families are grouped together under the order Urodela. Salamander diversity is most abundant in the Northern Hemisphere and most species are found in the Holarctic ecozone, with some species present in the Neotropical zone,More info:wiki

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#10   Salamander and Newt,More info:animals.sandiegozoo

Is a newt a salamander? Yes, but a salamander is not always a newt. Confused? The word “salamander” is the name for an entire group, or scientific order, of amphibians that have tails as adults. This includes amphibians commonly known as newts and sirens. Most salamanders look like a cross between a lizard and a frog. They have moist, smooth skin like frogs and long tails like lizards. The term “newt” is sometimes used for salamanders that spend most of each year living on land. The name “siren” is generally given to salamanders that have lungs as well as gills and never develop beyond the larval stage. Other names salamanders go by include olm, axolotl, spring lizard, water dog, mud puppy, hellbender, triton, and Congo eel.

#9     Virginia’s Official State Salamander,More info:dgif.virginia

 

#8       Scientists Discover Three New Species Of Salamander In Central Texas,More info:kut

A team of biologists announced this week they’d found three new species of rare salamanders in Central Texas. The discovery of any new species is big news for science, but in Texas – where the fate of salamanders and people are often linked – it could also set up a new fight over endangered species protections.

These types of salamanders live underground in aquifers that people pump for water and build on top of. That puts their fate in conflict with industry and development and has at times steered the direction of local land use.

One reason San Antonio became a leader in water conservation was because of a court order in the ’90s to protect a salamander species in the Edwards Aquifer. In Austin, there are rules protecting the endangered Barton Springs salamander.

#7       CELEBRATING THE YEAR OF THE SALAMANDER, PART IV,More info:harriscenter

 

#6     Long-toed salamander,More info:wikipedia

 

#5     Jefferson salamander found in the Thousand Islands region?,More info:amphibians

 

#4     A deadly salamander disease just got a lot scarier,More info:sciencemag

Europe’s largest and best known salamander species, the fire salamander, is falling victim to a deadly fungus, and new research is making scientists more pessimistic about its future. A 2-year study of a population in Belgium, now entirely wiped out, has revealed that these amphibians can’t develop immunity to the fungus, as was hoped. To make matters worse, it turns out the fungus creates a hardy spore that can survive in water for months and also stick to birds’ feet, offering a way for it to spread rapidly across the continent. Two other kinds of amphibians, both resistant to the disease, also act as carriers for the highly infectious spores.

“This is terrible news,” says geneticist Matthew Fisher of Imperial College London, who studies the fungus but was not involved in the new research. “This isn’t a problem that’s going to go away. It’s a problem that’s going to get worse.”

#3   Species Spotlight: Northern Red Salamander,More info:medium

Looks Like: Northern Red Salamanders can be 4–7” in length. Their stout body is red to reddish-orange with dotted to irregular, rounded black spots all over their backs and limbs.

Lives In: These salamanders live in both terrestrial and aquatic environments. They prefer to reside under fallen bark, logs, and rocks in woodlands and under leaf litter in cool streams.

#2     Salamander and Newt,More info:sandiegozoo

 

#1     ‘Death by a thousand holes’: Scientists race to avert a salamander crisis,More info:mongabay

 

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