A rare form of salamander that eats its own siblings may be the key to unlocking limb regeneration in humans. Known as an axolotl, this unique amphibian, which is described as "smiley-faced" and ...

A 150 million-year-old Chinese fossil site provides an extraordinary new window on the origin of one of the major groups of living amphibians. More than 500 fossils, many of which preserve the entire ...

Though one might come across images of white or pale pink axolotls when browsing the Internet, those are usually captive stock and are generally rare, says conservation biologist Jeanne McKay. The ...

The Branchiosauridae was a clade of small amphibians from the Permo-Carboniferous with an overall salamander-like appearance. The clade is distinguished by an extraordinary fossil record that ...