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spotted salamander

DEFINITIONS OF: spotted salamander

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n glossy black North American salamander with yellow spots

Synonyms:
Ambystoma maculatum
Type of:
ambystomid, ambystomid salamander
small to moderate-sized terrestrial or semiaquatic New World salamander

n European salamander having dark skin with usually yellow spots

Synonyms:
Salamandra maculosa, fire salamander
Type of:
salamander
any of various typically terrestrial amphibians that resemble lizards and that return to water only to breed
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