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Small salamander with a black body and irregular yellow stripes perched on a branch, raising its front right foot.
A red salamander with small black dots on the front half of its body is perched on a wet rock against a black background.
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Axolotl wearing a green paper hat in the style of Peter Pan, with speech bubble reading “I'll never grow up!”
A red salamander (Pseudotriton ruber) with black spots on its back and head rests on a damp log, surrounded by green moss. banded fire salamander (Salamandra terrestris) olympic torrent salamander (Rhyacotriton olympicus) red-backed salamander (Plethodon cinereus)
Size and eating habits of Japan's giant salamanders
Study an amphibious tiger salamander of the mole salamander family Ambystomatidae in its natural habitat
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How do lungless salamanders breathe?
The red salamander belongs to a family of lungless salamanders that breathe only...
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
The Tiny Habitat of the Endangered Axolotl
All wild axolotls live in the same small lake, and some of the qualities of this...
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
What is So Unique About the Axolotl?
Axolotls are kind of the Peter Pan of salamanders.
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
Size and eating habits of Japan's giant salamanders
Learn about the Japanese giant salamander (Andrias japonicus).
Video: Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, Mainz
Study an amphibious tiger salamander of the mole salamander family Ambystomatidae in its natural habitat
Tiger salamanders (Ambystoma tigrinum) are widespread across much of the...
Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.

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fire salamander (Salamandra salamandra)
The amphibian order Caudata includes newts and salamanders, including this fire salamander...
© pioregur/stock.adobe.com
red salamander (Pseudotriton ruber)
Red salamanders (Pseudotriton ruber) are found in the eastern United States.
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banded fire salamander (Salamandra terrestris)
Banded fire salamander (Salamandra terrestris).
Jacques Six
olympic torrent salamander (Rhyacotriton olympicus)
Olympic torrent salamander (Rhyacotriton olympicus).
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
red-backed salamander (Plethodon cinereus)
Red-backed salamander (Plethodon cinereus).
© Jason Patrick Ross/Shutterstock.com
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