With long tails, slender bodies, and four legs, salamanders and lizards look the same at first glance. Many people even ...

A lizard slithering on the ground, or a salamander? Fear not—we’ve got you covered. Here are some (almost) fool-proof methods for distinguishing between seven pairs of commonly confused creatures.

This story ran in the April 2016 issue of National Geographic magazine. More than 20 million years ago a salamander hatchling less than three-quarters of an inch long met a traumatic end.

First Officer Chakotay recovers Paris and Janeway, the doctor reverses their transformations without ill effects, the Voyager leaves three evolved human-salamander-lizard… infants? behind on the ...