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Here we give a general description of Salamanders, irrespective of different species. Body: Their bodies are usually cylindrical in shape with almost flattened undersides. The body starts right after the head and is not separated by neck. Their body stretches with an elongated tail. Skin: Their skin is moist, smooth and glossy. They do not have sca...
Salamanders range in North America, Europe, Asia, northern parts of South America and North Africa. The highest population of this genus concentrates in Appalachian Mountains. Reports suggest that almost one third of their global population counts in North America.
These amphibians need humid environment, if not complete wet surroundings. They can be commonly seen near ponds, lakes, marsh lands, drains inside parks and other wet places. Like all other amphibians, Salamanders also do not dwell in seas and oceans.
They diet on various insects, bugs, mollusks, squids, worms, larvae and eggs of other amphibian species, as well as small reptiles. They flick out their sticky tongue and they prey gets stuck on it. The Salamanders roll their tongues back inside their mouths and eats their prey. They also eat small fishesand shrimps. Lung-less species of Salamander...
Different species of Salamanders have different behavioral characteristics. We are listing down here the common behavioral patterns of these amphibians. 1. They are nocturnal in nature. 2. These amphibians are found completely aquatic as well as terrestrial, depending on their species. 3. The terrestrial ones become aquatic temporarily or permanent...
In the wild, they have many predators. Larger reptiles, birds, amphibians and mammalson land as well as fishes in water count up as potential natural predators of the Salamanders.
The smaller species have lesser scope of self defense. But both the smaller and the larger species of Salamanders have a few common defensive as well as adaptive capacities. 1. They secrete a whitish, milky poisonous fluid to affect their predators. 2. These creatures continually regenerate their eye-lenses and retina among many other complex tissu...
Most of the Salamander species mate during the Spring season, usually after the first rain of the season. The period between the months of March and April is the peak time of their mating.
Both the aquatic as well as terrestrial groups mate and breed under water bodies. In most of the Salamanders, the eggs are fertilized internally. The males find potential females and approach them by blocking their path. They then perform some mating rituals like dancing together and the males deposit their germ cell at the bottom of the pond. The ...
The tadpoles have external gills in wing-like forms attached to either side of their heads, just where they should have their necks. With time, as the tadpoles grow and metamorphose into Salamanders, their external wing-like structure shreds off.
Learn about the different types, characteristics, behavior and adaptations of salamanders, a group of amphibians with about 550 existing species. See pictures of various salamander species and their habitats.
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X-ray image of salamander. The skin lacks scales and is moist and smooth to the touch, except in newts of the Salamandridae, which may have velvety or warty skin, wet to the touch. The skin may be drab or brightly colored, exhibiting various patterns of stripes, bars, spots, blotches, or dots.
