By Josh Davis First published 18 December 2020 Two new species of burrowing salamanders have been described from the border of Ecuador and Colombia, one from near the Dracula Reserve and another which is known only from a single specimen held in the Museum's collections and has never been seen in the wild. Salamanders are a diverse group of amphibians found mainly in the northern hemisphere. The largest group of salamanders are the lungless salamanders, known more formally as the Plethodontidae. These amphibians have done away with their lungs entirely and instead breathe through their skin and the lining of their mouths.