Vascular and osteological morphology of expanded digit tips suggests specialization in the wandering salamander (Aneides vagrans)

July 7, 2025

Morphologists were already familiar with the distinctive square-tipped toes of arboreal salamanders, but until Brown et al. (2024) no detailed functional analysis had been carried out. Using histological techniques and image analysis of live animals, the authors describe the biomechanics of this…