The Salamander

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By: Ricky J

Details of the
Slamander
Salamanders
Salamanders
encompass approximately 500
species of amphibians. They typically
have slender bodies, short legs, and
long tails. Usually
found in moist or
arid habitats in the
northern hemisphere, most salamanders are small,
although two species reach up to 5
feet in length.

Habitat
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They live in or near

water, or find shelter on moist ground
and are typically
found in brooks,
creeks, ponds and
other moist locations such as under
rocks. Some species
are aquatic throughout life, others take
to the water periodically, and a few are
completely terrestrial as adults. They
lay shell-less eggs in
water.

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Photo by: James Deboer

Salamander

Details of the
Slamander
Regeneration
Salamanders are
capable of regenerating lost
limbs within in
a few weeks, including
tails and
toes, allowing
them to
survive
attacks
from
predators.

Population
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perer.blogspot.com/2012/11/know- animals-offrench-broad-spotted.html

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animals/spotted-salamander/#spotted-salamander-closeup.jpg

Due to the deadly

chytrid fungus, pollution, and the destruction of wetland
habitats, many salamander populations
have experienced a
dramatic
decrease
in recent
years, causing some
species to
be listed
as endangered and a few
to be considered

threatened.
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Salamander

Salamander

Here in South
Dakota, people frequently
find small lizard-like creatures
in their garages,
basements, or
window wells.
Often they are
told these are
venomous Gila
Monsters. These
creatures are not
Gila Monsters,
or even reptiles
- they are usually common amphibians called
Tiger Salamanders (Ambystoma
tigrinum).

Salamanders
are typicalLike all amphibians, they ly more acrequire mois- tive during
ture on their
cool times of
skin to stay
the day and
are nocturnal. During
the day they
lounge
under
Photo By: TN Herp of the Day
rocks or in
alive and often trees to stay
seek dark wet cool. At night
places like a
they come
basement winout to eat.
Dont be fooled!

dow well in
hot, dry weather.

Photo By: Tim Maret

Salamander

Salamander

Salamanders are
amphibians that
look like a cross
between a frog
and a lizard. Their
bodies are long
and slender; their
skin is moist and
usually smooth;
and they have long
tails. Salamanders
are very diverse;
some have four
legs; some have
two. Also, some
have lungs, some
have gills, and
some have neither
they breathe
through their skin.

Facts
Salamanders belong
to the order Caudata,
one of three orders in
the Amphibia class,
along with Anura
(frog and toads) and

http://www.wildlife.state.nh.us/wildlife/
profiles/spotted-salamander.html

Gymnophiona (caecilians, which have

no legs and resemble
large worms). Within Caudata, there
are nine families, 60
genera and about 600
species, according to
the San Diego Zoo.
Newts, mudpuppies,
sirens and Congo eels
(amphiumas) are all
species of salamander.
http://wildlife.ohiodnr.gov/
species-and-habitats/species-guide-index/amphibians/

With hundreds of
different types of salamanders, there are
many different sizes.
Most salamanders
are around 6 inches
(15 centimeters) long
or less, according to
the San Diego Zoo.
The largest is the
Japanese giant salamander (Andrias japonicus), which can
grow up to 6 feet (1.8
meters) from head to
tail and can weigh up
to 140 lbs. (63 kilograms). The smallest
is the Thorius arboreus, a species of
pygmy salamander. It
can be as small as 0.6
in (1.7 cm).

Salamander

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com/52627-salamanders.html

By: Bill Beaty