JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — Researchers at the Gray Fossil Site have discovered the remains of a giant salamander that once called prehistoric Appalachia home. According to a news release from East ...

For just one or two nights each spring, spotted salamanders emerge from underground and go in search of vernal mating pools.

This summer in eastern Ohio, more than 100 giant salamanders were released into local streams. The animals, called hellbenders, had been raised in captivity and were finally ready to head back into ...

A rare hellbender salamander marked in 2013 has been discovered in Ohio, offering new hope for efforts to restore this elusive amphibian.

A giant, strong-jawed salamander once tunneled through ancient Tennessee soil. And thanks to a fossil unearthed near East Tennessee State University, scientists now better understand how it helped ...

Bob came into the setup as a find — a giant hellbender-type salamander discovered by Zack and Joey — and the attachment that ...

A newly discovered species of giant salamander is thought to be the world's largest amphibian after it was identified using DNA from a museum specimen. The South China giant salamander is almost 2m ...

Gaiasia jennyae measured 6-to-8 feet long and possessed four-inch fangs, per an eye-opening study published in the journal "Nature." Fangs for the memories. The tyrannosaurus rex wasn’t the first ...

Wildlife biologists get picture of rare giant salamander in Kentucky River. It's the picture that has wildlife biologists buzzing. A rarely seen giant salamander, called the Eastern Hellbender, is ...