Axolotls are unusual aquatic salamanders from Mexico. They keep feathery gills as adults, live underwater, and are famous for being able to regrow lost limbs and other body parts.

Bullfrogs are large frogs with big mouths, strong legs, loud calls, and a love for ponds, lakes, marshes, and slow streams. They are famous for deep booming calls that can sound like a bull saying hello from the water.

Caecilians are unusual amphibians with long, limbless bodies that can look like worms or snakes. Many live underground in warm, moist soil, where they use strong heads, ringed bodies, and tiny sensory tentacles to explore.

Glass frogs are small tropical tree frogs from Central and South America. Many are bright green on top but have translucent bellies, so you may be able to see organs like the heart through the skin.

Hellbenders are giant aquatic salamanders from cool, clean streams in the eastern United States. They have flat bodies, wrinkly skin folds, tiny eyes, and a secretive life under large rocks.

Newts are small amphibians related to salamanders. Many newts spend part of life in water and part on land, with long tails, moist skin, tiny legs, and a life cycle that can include eggs, larvae, and young newts called efts.

Poison dart frogs are tiny, colorful amphibians that live in rainforests of Central and South America. Their bright colors warn predators that they may be poisonous, so these frogs are beautiful but should never be touched in the wild.

Red-eyed tree frogs are colorful amphibians from Central American rainforests. They are famous for bright red eyes, green bodies, orange feet, sticky toe pads, and eggs laid on leaves above water.

Salamanders are moist-skinned amphibians with long bodies, tails, and short legs. Some live in water, some live on land, and many hide in damp places such as forests, streams, logs, and leaf litter.

Toads are amphibians closely related to frogs. Many have dry-looking bumpy skin, short strong bodies, poison glands for protection, and a helpful appetite for insects, making them important little hunters in gardens, forests, and wetlands.

Tree frogs are small amphibians known for climbing, calling, jumping, and gripping leaves with sticky toe pads. Many live in trees or bushes near water, where they lay eggs and begin life as tadpoles.