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Salamanders are a group of amphibians typically characterized by their lizard ... as he was looking at the flames, his eye fell on a little animal, like a lizard ...
This little salamander is about 6 cm (2.4 in) in snout–vent length. It has more slender and more elongated limbs and toes than B. rostrata, with which it was formerly confused. Bolitoglossa centenorum sports a dark dorsal stripe bordered by two narrow yellow dorsolateral stripes from the back of the eye to the hind limb. The ventral parts are ...
The red-backed salamander is a small terrestrial salamander, 5.7–10.0 cm (2.2–3.9 in) in total length (including tail), which usually lives in forested areas under rocks, logs, bark, and other debris. [4] It is one of the most numerous salamanders throughout its range. [4] As with all amphibians, the red-backed salamander has permeable skin.
Despite dwindling numbers, the Fish and Wildlife Service removed the Berry Cave salamander as a candidate for protection under the Endangered Species Act.
Pygmy salamanders are typically light brown with dark brown pigment on the dorsal side forming an inverted V-shape marking down the back This ‘V’ shape marking is a classic pigmentation marking. The salamander's color can range from brick red to yellow but usually is found as a light brown shade.
Aristotle, Pliny, Nicander, Aelian. The standard lore of the salamander as a creature enduring fire and extinguishing it was known by the Ancient Greeks, as far back as the 4th century BCE, by his Aristotle (384–322 BCE) and his successor Theophrastus (c. 371–c. 287 BCE) [3] who gave such description of the σαλαμάνδρα (salamandra).
The seepage salamander is a very small and slender salamander, ranging from 4.4–5.7 cm (1.75–2.25 in). The adults possess vomerine teeth. [2] The tail is terete and rounded. The seepage salamander has a pale dorsal stripe, with a wide, wavy to almost straight shape, and ranging in color from yellow or tan to reddish brown. [4]
Like other plethodont salamanders, it is mainly nocturnal and hides during the day. [7] The breeding habits of the speckled black salamander have been little studied. The eggs are laid in July or August in underground chambers, where they are attached by short stalks to the moist soil. The female seems to guard the eggs until they hatch.