CHARLES COUNTY, Md. (WJZ) — Members of the Maryland Biodiversity Project came across a female Marbled Salamander guarding her nest of eggs on Sunday in Charles County. Marbled Salamanders are small, ...

The marbled salamander were considered locally extinct in the Boston area. Photo by Tigran Tadevosyan Since 2016, a group of conservationists have been releasing marbled salamanders in the Middlesex ...

When spring rains and snow melt fill vernal pools, salamanders come out of hiding to mate in that chilly water. The marbled salamander, however, has skipped this story line. Instead, this handsome ...

MEDFORD — When a group of about 50 students, teachers, biologists, and others gathered outside Medford High School recently, it was now or never. “If anyone wants to get a picture of the salamanders, ...

On a cold April evening, a dozen biologists and conservationists headed into a wooded area of the Middlesex Fells Reservation, over 2,500 acres of forest, wetlands, and hills in portions of Malden, ...

Marbled salamanders were considered locally extinct from Middlesex Fells outside Boston for nearly 100 years, Massachusetts zoo officials say. Scientists have indication the salamanders are back.

On a chilly morning last week, we were at the Sandy Creek Nature Center in Athens doing some “herping,” or searching for reptiles and amphibians. The term comes from the word herpetology, which means ...