Wandering salamanders are known for gliding high through the canopies of coastal redwood forests, but how the small ...
The unusual feature that helps salamanders glide over the world's tallest trees - Blood flow in the toes of wandering ...
Hellbender salamanders call Tennessee and 14 other states in the United States home, including Alabama, Kentucky, and Georgia ...
Scientists found that wandering salamanders control blood flow in their toe tips, helping them grip and release surfaces.
Far eastern Tennessee had also held prime hellbender habitat, with populations thriving in the Nolichucky ... Decades of decline for eastern hellbender The eastern hellbender, an aquatic salamander ...
Similar structures are found in other salamander species that might serve other purposes. More research is needed to understand how it works to serve those species in their habitats.
Moving forward, Brown and colleagues plan to expand the research to look at how the mechanism works in other salamander species and habitats. "This could redefine our understanding of how ...
The storm devastated populations of hellbender salamanders and destroyed their habitats, according to the Center for Biological Diversity. "Clean-up volunteers found dried-out hellbenders that ...