THE SALAMANDER; THE SHY AND CRYPTIC AMPHIBIBIAN WHO HAS A THING FOR GROWING

Salamanders are a group of amphibians typically characterized by a lizard-like appearance, with slender bodies, blunt snouts, short limbs projecting at right angles to the body, and the presence of a tail in both larvae and adults

The name Salamander comes from the Greek word for Fire Lizard. This name came about when salamanders came running out of the logs they had been hiding in when those logs were thrown on a fire.

Salamanders are not dangerous to humans, they are shy and cryptic animals, and are completely harmless if they are not handled or touched.

Handling any salamander and then rubbing your eyes or mucous membranes has the potential to cause irritation and discomfort.

This is why enjoying salamanders by observation only is the best policy.

Salamanders rarely have more than four toes on their front legs and five on their rear legs. An adult salamander generally resembles a small lizard.

Salamanders do not have claws, and the shape of the foot varies according to the animal’s habitat.

Although many salamanders have cryptic colors so as to be unnoticeable, others signal their toxicity by their vivid coloring. Yellow, orange, and red are the colors generally…