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The California tiger salamander was previously considered to be a subspecies of the tiger salamander, however these salamanders were recently designated as a separate species again. They face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of residential and commercial developments, as well as the timber industry; roads […]

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The common mudpuppy is a species of salamander in the family Proteidae. They can be found in eastern Canada and eastern United States. Preferring lakes, rivers and ponds, these salamanders, like the axolotls, never complete metamorphosis and thus remain in the larval stage their entire lives. These critters face the […]

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The Red Hills salamander is a large salamander species that hails only from southern Alabama, in the United States. They are the only species in the genus Phaeognathus. Sadly, these sallies face the threats of habitat destruction at the hands of the logging industry; hunting; trapping; and invasive species, that […]

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The zebra shark is a species of carpet shark and the only member of the Stegostomatidae family. They can be seen throughout the tropical Indo-Pacific waters. These sharks prefer sandy flats and coral reef habitats. Unfortunately, due to overfishing and the cruel practice of finning (catching sharks, cutting off their […]

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The greater siren is among the largest amphibians found in North America. These amphibians hail from Washington D.C. down to Florida, west to Alabama, and into the Rio Grande. They prefer various wetlands with slow to non-moving water. Even residing in stagnant bodies of water. If their water source dries […]

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The mudskipper is a type of fish that is part of the fish family known as Periophthalmini, which is in the family Gobiidae (gobies). They are amphibious fish, which means that they can live in the water and on land. When on land they use their pectoral fins to walk […]

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