Giant Salamanders are huge amphibians. New research suggests that when the males become dads, they take doting care of their brood.

The Japanese giant salamander can grow up to 5 feet long, weigh 80 pounds and can easily bite off a large chunk of your finger in a split second.

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — Researchers at the Gray Fossil Site have discovered the remains of a giant salamander that once called prehistoric Appalachia home. According to a news release from ...

Though giant salamanders were scarce, the researchers did find widespread evidence of illegal poaching—including traps, hooks, and remnants suggesting collection using electrofishing and poison.

Modern giant salamanders live only in water, but their earliest, largest known ancestor, which had a burly head and lengthy limbs to boot, may have ventured onto land, researchers say.

Monitoring biodiversity is important when it comes to understanding not only how many and what kinds of animals are around, but also the health of the environment they live in. Tools such as trail ...

A giant salamander that once lived in the London Zoo and was later on display at the Natural History Museum represents a new species that may be the world’s largest amphibian.

Sam Johnson of the Reptile Department at the San Antonio Zoo moves one of seven Japanese Giant Salamanders on thier way to their new home in the Kronkosky's Tiny Tot Nature Spot. Wednesday, Sept ...

A near six-foot South China salamander previously housed at the London Zoo for 20 years before it died is now believed to be the largest amphibian known to modern mankind.

The Chinese giant salamander (Andrias davidianus) is the world's largest amphibian, weighing in at more than 140 pounds and measuring up to 5.9 feet in length. Despite playing an important role in ...

40 million years before dinosaurs became the world’s apex predators, there existed a human-sized salamander with four-inch fangs, according to scientists.