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Scientific Name:
Urodela
Common Name:
Salamanders and Newts
By David Kauffman
Tylototriton shanjing
- smooth moist skin
- no claws
- no visible ear holes
- salamander larvae have well developed legs
- nearly all larvae have gills
- some adults have gills
- poor eyesight
- poor sense of hearing
The word salamander means 'lives in fire'. Ancient people used to think that salamanders lived in fire because they would crawl out of logs thrown onto the fire. They also believed that because salamanders lived in fire that they had a very high tolerance to heat, but this is also not true. Salamanders actually do not live in fire, and they prefer cool, damp places.
Newt and Salamander Homepage
Tapaboy Newt Institue
Newts.org
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Other student made amphibian pages
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| Curator: Beth Jewell, beth.jewell@fcps.edu |
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