salamander

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European fire salamander, Salamandra salamandra

a kind of European salamander

Salamandra maculosa, fire salamander, spotted salamander

European salamander having dark skin with usually yellow spots

Salamandra atra, alpine salamander

ovoviviparous amphibian of the Alps

newt, triton

small usually bright-colored semiaquatic salamanders of North America and Europe and northern Asia

ambystomid, ambystomid salamander

small to moderate-sized terrestrial or semiaquatic New World salamander

Cryptobranchus alleganiensis, hellbender, mud puppy

large salamander of North American rivers and streams

Megalobatrachus maximus, giant salamander

large (up to more than three feet) edible salamander of Asia

Proteus anguinus, olm

European aquatic salamander with permanent external gills that lives in caves

Necturus maculosus, mud puppy

aquatic North American salamander with red feathery external gills

dicamptodon, dicamptodontid

salamanders found near cold streams throughout the year

Dicamptodon ensatus, Pacific giant salamander

large (to 7 inches) salamander of western North America

Rhyacotriton olympicus, olympic salamander

small large-eyed semiaquatic salamander of the United States Northwest

lungless salamander, plethodont

mostly terrestrial salamanders that breathe through their thin moist skin; lay eggs in moist places on land; rarely enter water

Plethodon cinereus, eastern red-backed salamander

common salamander of eastern North America

Plethodon vehiculum, western red-backed salamander

salamander of the Pacific coast of North America

dusky salamander

common North American salamander mottled with dull brown or greyish-black

climbing salamander

any of several North American salamanders adapted for climbing with well-developed limbs and long somewhat squared-off toes

slender salamander, worm salamander

any of several small slim salamanders of the Pacific coast of the United States

web-toed salamander

any of several salamanders with webbed toes and very long extensile tongues; excellent climbers that move with ease over smooth rock surfaces

amphiuma, blind eel, congo eel, congo snake

aquatic eel-shaped salamander having two pairs of very small feet; of still muddy waters in the southern United States

siren

eellike aquatic North American salamander with small forelimbs and no hind limbs; have permanent external gills

Triturus vulgaris, common newt

small semiaquatic salamander

Notophthalmus viridescens, red eft

red terrestrial form of a common North American newt

Pacific newt

any of several rough-skinned newts found in western North America

eft

a newt in its terrestrial stage of development

Ambystoma talpoideum, mole salamander

brownish-black burrowing salamander of southeastern United States

Ambystoma maculatum, spotted salamander

glossy black North American salamander with yellow spots

Ambystoma tigrinum, tiger salamander

widely distributed brown or black North American salamander with vertical yellowish blotches

Ambystoma mexicanum, axolotl, mud puppy

larval salamander of mountain lakes of Mexico that usually lives without metamorphosing

waterdog

any of several large aquatic salamanders

Aneides lugubris, arboreal salamander

yellow-spotted brown salamander of California woodlands

Hydromantes shastae, Shasta salamander

primarily a cave dweller in the Mount Shasta area

Hydromantes brunus, limestone salamander

similar to Shasta salamander; lives in cliff crevices and taluses

Type of:

amphibian

cold-blooded vertebrate typically living on land but breeding in water; aquatic larvae undergo metamorphosis into adult form

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mythical creature, mythical monster

a monster renowned in folklore and myth

Synonyms:

fire hook, poker, stove poker

Type of:

fire iron

metal fireside implements