A gentle 4-pound, eel-like salamander, named Dionne, is the pet amphiuma in the offices of John Pojman, professor of chemistry at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, La. After my blog on the ...

If ever a salamander was an unsung hero, it is the amphiuma. Reaching lengths of 4 feet, amphiumas are longer than any other amphibian in the Western Hemisphere. So few people ever see one, they do ...

BATON ROUGE - Long and brown with tiny easy-to-miss legs, you could mistake "Chrissy" for an eel or snake, but she is actually a three-toed amphiuma, a species of aquatic salamander often found in ...

The two-toed amphiuma is an oddball critter. It looks like an eel but it’s really a salamander. Most of us have never seen one, couldn’t identify it or even pronounce its name. It’s close to ...

Hidden deep beneath the dark swamps of coastal Alabama, monsters lurk. Reaching nearly four feet long, with a carnivorous appetite and a vicious bite, rarely using its tiny legs, instead slithering ...

The Houston Zoo has a new resident with distinct features. Ponyo recently made her public debut in an Instagram post, which touted her status as the first amphiuma to find residence at the zoo. The ...