In Maine we have nine species of salamanders ... and especially the larger spotted salamander in the driveway, seem to me like small versions of ancient monsters. It turns out they’re even ...

Spotted salamanders lay their eggs in a clear ... and conservation biologists to look at other ways of aiding migration. Recently, they gave the Maine Department of Transportation a list of locations ...

Maine is only home to 18 amphibian species ... the mix because it might be one people are more familiar with: the spotted salamander,” said deMaynadier. “I don’t know if it’s the cutest ...

The most common migrating species in Maine are spotted salamanders, red-backed salamanders, blue spotted salamanders, four-toed salamanders, wood frogs and spring peepers, who can be heard nightly.

Wildlife biologist Greg LeClair has been obsessed with amphibians since he was a kid, when one rainy day, a black and yellow spotted salamander stumbled into his driveway in Maine. GREG LECLAIR ...

“Maine Big Night really focuses on amphibians in roadways,” LeClair said. “In springtime, frogs and salamanders migrate en masse, and many of them, unfortunately, get hit by cars. Volunteers ...

A dappling of spotted salamander eggs, some infused with the algae that will help sustain them as they hatch, floats near the surface of a vernal pool in Maine. Fed by rainwater, seasonal ...

If they reach adulthood in an undisturbed habitat, blue spotted salamanders can live for decades. They can be found up and down the Eastern seaboard from Maine to New Jersey, as far west as ...

Spotted salamanders are unique among vertebrates ... led by senior research scientist John Burns of Maine's Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences. Among other things, the researchers are intrigued ...