Barred tiger salamander

A salamander obsession 🤝 Appalachian streams From giant eastern hellbenders to splotched Hickory Nut Gorge green salamanders, the streams, banks, hills, and mountains of the Southern Appalachians are absolutely jam-packed with salamander biodiversity. In fact, this region is known as the “Salamander Capital of the World.” The Appalachian Region supports around 70 salamander species, each with unique habitat needs, reproductive cycles, migration habits, and other complexities. Given their distin