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Salamanders are a group of amphibians typically characterized by their lizard-like appearance, ... (Batrachoseps attenuatus) are nocturnal and are eaten by snakes, ...
Small-mouth salamanders are nocturnal, often subterranean, preferring moist habitats near permanent bodies of water. Breeding occurs in the spring, with groups of salamanders congregating near the water. Females can lay up to 700 eggs, which they attach in small clumps of up to 30 eggs at a time, to rocks or vegetation under the water.
Primarily nocturnal, it is commonly found under rocks, or other ground debris in moist, wooded areas. Eggs are laid in damp protected locations. The species has no aquatic larval stage. They are a shy species of salamander and are not normally found in areas where humans frequent. They live in areas of high humidity levels.
Primarily nocturnal, barred tiger salamanders are opportunistic feeders, and will often eat anything they can catch, including various insects, slugs, and earthworms.They are primarily terrestrial as adults, but their juvenile, larval stage is entirely aquatic, having external gills.
This aids the salamander when feeding. When the salamander performs the "suck and gape" feeding style, the prey is pulled into the mouth, and the teeth function to hold the prey inside the mouth and prevent the prey from escaping. [14] At both sides of their mouths their lips interlock, which allows them to use suction feeding. [7]
Cryptobranchids are large and predominantly nocturnal salamanders that can reach a length of 1.8 m (5.9 ft), though most are considerably smaller today. [1] Despite being aquatic, they are poor swimmers and mostly just walk on the bottom.
It is nocturnal, spending daylight hours and dry periods in the cavities of oak trees, often with many other individuals of its species. [8] Having their primary habitat being in the trees, Arboreal Salamanders have been observed to deliberately use their body as a means to protect themselves from falls.
Red-legged salamanders tend to be somewhere between 85-185mm in length and are characterized by their slate-grey to bluish-black bodies and red coloration on their dorsal side of their legs. In the Unicoi Mountains it rarely has red coloration on the legs, but has lateral white spotting. Sexually active males have obvious, rounded mental glands.