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A new scientific study explains how a suburb of Moncton surprisingly became home to a rare discovery.
Species was usually only found in bogs in Fundy National Park
Sam Farley · CBC News
· Posted: Feb 22, 2026 5:00 AM EST | Last Updated: 26 minutes ago
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Scientists discovered a new population of four-toed salamanders in Riverview, the first time they’ve been found in New Brunswick outside Fundy National Park. (Submitted by Josh Christiansen)
A new scientific study explains how a suburb of Moncton surprisingly became home to a rare discovery.
Mount Allison University scientists recently found a previously unknown population of the four-toed salamander in Riverview in 2023.
The species, which is usually found exclusively in a type of bog in Fundy National Park, is showing that it might be more resilient than previously thought.
Josh Christiansen, a researcher at Mount Allison and the lead author of the publication about the discovery, said the salamanders are small, about seven centimetres, and are a rusty brown colour.
“But what’s really striking is on their belly. They actually have a salt and pepper pattern that is unique to each individual salamander,” Christiansen said in an interview with CBC Radio’s Shift.
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