In the misty Huaiyu Mountains of eastern China, scientists have discovered a new salamander species—and its name carries a story as remarkable as the find itself. The discovery adds an eleventh member ...

If you see a little orange guy crawling in the woods in West Virginia, it’s probably an eastern newt, the Mountain State's own amphibian, and officials say they need your help. If you see a little ...

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ELKINS, W.Va. (WBOY) — If you see a little orange guy crawling in the woods in West Virginia, it’s probably an eastern newt, the Mountain State’s own amphibian, and officials say they need your help.

The genus Taricha, or Pacific newts, includes four species of toxic cuties: the California newt, the rough-skinned newt, the red-bellied newt and the Sierra newt. These semiaquatic, nocturnal ...

Buxton, Derbyshire: A glimpse of gloop in the water, a hasty net purchase, and it was confirmed – palmate newts have moved in. But how long had they been there? It has been a source of excitement for ...

During the West Virginia spring gobbler season, I occasionally stumble across several strange-looking salamanders crawling around the forest floor. Looking back, I have noticed they are more active on ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CHARLESTON — The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources recently launched a new citizen science project to track eastern ...

CHARLESTON — The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources recently launched a new citizen science project to track eastern newts across the state. The eastern newt, also known as the red-spotted ...

During the West Virginia spring gobbler season, I occasionally stumble across several strange looking salamanders crawling around the forest floor. Looking back, I have noticed they are more active on ...

The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (WVDNR) announced the start of a new citizen science project to track the distribution and abundance of eastern newts across the state. The eastern newt ...