PORTLAND, Ore.— In response to a legal petition from the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced this week that the Crater Lake newt (also known as the Mazama ...

Last August, the Mazama newt — an amphibian species found only in Crater Lake — moved into the Oregon Zoo’s conservation lab ...

Scientists found hundreds of wart-covered animals lurking in lakes of Manipur, India, and discovered a new species, a study said. Photo from Hmar Tlawmte Lalremsanga High up a remote mountain range in ...

Researchers describe the new species as having "large" eyes and "v"-shaped teeth, according to a new peer-reviewed study Researchers initially noticed the creatures while studying amphibians at the ...

Efforts to preserve and rebuild populations of the Crater Lake newt, a tiny, semi-aquatic sub-species of salamanders found ...

Two summers ago, field scientists dipped aquatic nets into a puddle on the highest peak of Doi Soi Malai mountain in northwestern Thailand. They pulled three newts up with their nets, marveling at ...

A new species of crocodile newt from the Central Highlands of Vietnam has been described in the journal ZooKeys. "It is an exceptional discovery as it is one of the most colorful species in the genus ...

GEORGIA — The Center of Biological Diversity (CBD) announced it has told the U.S. government it would sue in a bid to protect a species of newt living in Georgia and parts of Florida. According to CBD ...