How do Southern Utah’s salamanders survive harsh desert, winter conditions?

ST. GEORGE — As temperatures fall and ponds dry, Utah’s only native salamander digs into muddy earth or lakebeds to keep warm this winter. Some remain active but slow under icy waters. How does this amphibian survive Southern Utah’s harsh environments? Barred tiger salamanders, Ambystoma mavortium, are a type of mole salamander that spends the […]