Washington (CNN)-- The Japanese giant salamander may hold the key to solving an extinction threat in the amphibian community, and researchers at the National Zoo in Washington are hoping a gift of ...

The researchers from Kyoto University were looking for purebred Japanese giant salamanders, a species that has become ...

Japanese giant salamanders are a rare species with over 23 million years of history. Many Japanese and foreign volunteers have been moved to join Richard's cause.

USA, Oita Prefecture--H ome to Kyushu’s only natural habitat of the Japanese giant salamander, officials here are offering the public a real-life 3-D look at the elusive amphibian species. The ...

Skeletons and 3-dimensional convex hull models of the animals featured in this study: Japanese Giant Salamander (A, B); Chinese Giant Salamander (C, D); Tiger Salamander (E, F); California Newt (G ...

The Kozagawa river in Kozagawa, Wakayama Prefecture, is home to the Japanese giant salamander. The amphibian is referred to as a “living fossil” because its appearance hasn’t changed from ...