#salamander any of various typically terrestrial amphibians that resemble lizards and that return to water only to breed
supertype: #amphibian cold-blooded vertebrate typically living on land but breeding in water; aquatic larvae undergo metamorphosis into adult form
subtype: #European_fire_salamander__Salamandra_salamandra a kind of European salamander
subtype: #fire_salamander__spotted_salamander__spottedsalamander__Salamandra_maculosa European salamander having dark skin with usually yellow spots
subtype: #alpine_salamander__Salamandra_atra ovoviviparous amphibian of the Alps
subtype: #newt__triton small usually bright-colored semiaquatic salamanders of North America and Europe and North Asia
subtype: #common_newt__Triturus_vulgaris small semiaquatic salamander
subtype: #red_eft__redeft__Notophthalmus_viridescens red terrestrial form of a common North American newt
subtype: #Pacific_newt any of several rough-skinned newts found in western North America
subtype: #rough-skinned_newt__roughskinnednewt__Taricha_granulosa newt of humid coast from Alaska to southern California
subtype: #California_newt__Taricha_torosa newt that is similar to Taricha granulosa in characteristics and habitat
subtype: #eft a newt in its terrestrial stage of development
subtype: #ambystomid_salamander__ambystomid small to moderate-sized terrestrial or semiaquatic New World salamander
subtype: #mole_salamander__Ambystoma_talpoideum brownish-black burrowing salamander of southeastern United States
subtype: #spotted_salamander__spottedsalamander__Ambystoma_maculatum glossy black North American salamander with yellow spots
subtype: #tiger_salamander__tigersalamander__Ambystoma_tigrinum widely distributed brown or black North American salamander with vertical yellowish blotches
subtype: #axolotl__mud_puppy__Ambystoma_mexicanum larval salamander of mountain lakes of Mexico that usually lives without metamorphosing
subtype: #waterdog any of several large aquatic salamanders
subtype: #hellbender__mud_puppy__Cryptobranchus_alleganiensis large salamander of North American rivers and streams
subtype: #giant_salamander__giantsalamander__megalobatrachusmaximu large (up to more than three feet) edible salamander of Asia
subtype: #olm__Proteus_anguinus European cave-dwelling aquatic salamander with permanent external gills
subtype: #mud_puppy__Necturus_maculosus aquatic North American salamander with red feathery external gills
subtype: #dicamptodon__dicamptodontid salamanders found near cold streams throughout the year
subtype: #Pacific_giant_salamander__Dicamptodon_ensatus large (to 7 inches) salamander of western North America
subtype: #olympic_salamander__olympicsalamander__Rhyacotriton_olympicus small large-eyed semiaquatic salamander of the United States northwest
subtype: #lungless_salamander__plethodont mostly terrestrial salamanders that breathe through their thin moist skin; lay eggs in moist places on land; rarely enter water
subtype: #eastern_red-backed_salamander__Plethodon_cinereus common salamander of eastern North America
subtype: #western_red-backed_salamander__Plethodon_vehiculum salamander of the Pacific coast of North America
subtype: #dusky_salamander__duskysalamander common North American salamander mottled with dull brown or grayish-black
subtype: #climbing_salamander any of several North American salamanders adapted for climbing with well-developed limbs and long somewhat squared-off toes
subtype: #arboreal_salamander__Aneides_lugubris yellow-spotted brown salamander of California woodlands
subtype: #slender_salamander__slendersalamander__worm_salamander any of several small slim salamanders of the United States Pacific coast
subtype: #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
subtype: #Shasta_salamander__Hydromantes_shastae primarily a cave dweller in the Mount Shasta area
subtype: #limestone_salamander__limestonesalamander__hydromantesbrunu similar to Shasta salamander; lives in cliff crevices and taluses
subtype: #amphiuma__congo_snake__congo_eel__congoeel__blind_eel__blindeel aquatic eel-shaped salamander having two pairs of very small feet; of still muddy waters in the southern United States
subtype: #siren eel-like aquatic North American salamander with small forelimbs and no hind limbs; have permanent external gills
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