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ambystomid

DEFINITIONS OF: ambystomid

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n small to moderate-sized terrestrial or semiaquatic New World salamander

Synonyms:
ambystomid salamander
Types:
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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
Type of:
salamander
any of various typically terrestrial amphibians that resemble lizards and that return to water only to breed
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