Smithsonian/Brian Gratwicke Dive into fun facts about this curious critter before encountering it on your next trip to the ...

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 ...

Fossils uncovered in Japan nearly two decades ago have revealed a giant salamander believed to have inhabited the region's ...

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 ...

The discovery also closes an important gap in the known history of a very ancient amphibian family.

The 2.5-foot-long hellbender (a.k.a. “the snot otter” a.k.a. “the devil dog” a.k.a. North America’s largest salamander) once populated the waterways all over the northeastern United States. Now, its ...

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 ...

Wild sightings of California giant salamanders are increasingly uncommon. So when a park ranger spotted one while monitoring streams in a remote forest in September 2025, the discovery thrilled ...

Twenty-seven hellbenders, a large species of salamander, were released into Tennessee waterways as part of conservation efforts for the endangered species. Sean Brunson Photo from Nashville Zoo ...

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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 ...