Salamanders of the Appalachians

The eastern United States, specifically the Appalachians, has an extraordinary diversity of salamanders. Paul Crump, from Houston Zoo’s Department of Conservation and Science, joined colleagues from another zoo for a field trip to this region. The trip took them through 5 states and with about 60 species of reptiles and amphibians seen. Over 40 of these were salamanders. All photos in the album courtesy of Paul Crump.