miércoles, 2 de junio de 2010

Amphibians with Tails?

Salamanders are often confused with lizards. But don't let yourself be fooled: they are definitely a part of the surprising and numerous family of beings with a ''double life'' - those who live in the water and on land. (Amphibious)
There are some 300 varieties of salamanders, but all are defined by the name of their order: Caudata, that means ''with tail.''

Salamanders are fascinating because of their colors, their strange shapes. For example:

The Spotted Salamander


There are large salamanders, sometimes growing over nine inches long.
Their skin is bluish-black or dark gray, and they have two rows of round yellow or orange spots down their backs. Their bellies are slate gray.
Spotted Salamanders live in forests where there are pools of water in the Spring, or nearby ponds.
Adult Spotted Salamanders spend most of their time underground
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