Tiger salamanders, as their name implies ... Vernal pools are small depressions in the landscape that fill with water for only part of a growing season, typically in the spring and early summer. These ...

Water is essential for their breeding practices. However, this won’t be an issue for owners who only keep a single tiger salamander. These amphibians love burrowing so it’s important to ...

DESCRIPTION: Large for a modern amphibian, the male California tiger salamander can reach up to 8.5 inches in length, the female up to seven. Adults have protruding eyes and long tails, and their ...

On Tuesday, Colt Ewert from the Great Plains Nature Center introduced Tony, a barred tiger salamander ... Firefighting planes are dumping ocean water on the Los Angeles fires − why using ...

Tony is a barred tiger salamander, which is Kansas’ state amphibian. According to Ewert, salamanders are essential in ecological research as they are what’s known as an “indicator species.” ...