The tiger, spotted, Jefferson's, blue-spotted, and marbled salamanders are the New York representatives of a family known as the mole salamanders, so-called because they spend most of their adult life ...

In the Spring, the passions of frisky salamanders begin to surge. Mole salamanders swim into the water to find a mate. The males perform a sexy dance to impress potential partners. Next they drop ...

This mole is not only an accomplished tunneller ... the family Cryptobranchidae - which dates back 170 million years. The salamander is the world’s largest amphibian (known to reach lengths ...