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salamanders are AMPHIBIANS. not reptiles.
even so, they do shed their skin several times during their lifetime - its more shows them as healthy and growing than close to death.
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Do salamanders have scales?
Skin that they regularly shed a layer of as they grow
Do salamanders eat their own skin?
It is not uncommon for a Salamander to shed skin and then eat the cast off slough. Also, large salamanders will sometimes eat smaller ones.
Does a toad have an exoskeleton?
No. Salamanders (and their relatives the newts) are amphibians which are vertebrates. This means that they have a n internal skeleton like humans do. Some people believe that salamanders and newts have an exoskeleton but this is usually because people find shed skin in the water because salamanders and newts shed their skin like snakes do.
Do salamanders shed their skin?
Yes, i have some salamanders that have shed their skin. It comes off and sometimes you can see it floating in or on top of the water. It will sometimes even have the same shape as the salamander that it came off of, with little hands and feet. Supposedly salamanders will eat their skin, as it is a high source of protein. If you try and take it out of the water it is like a big blog of slimy snot :P
Do spiders shed their skin when they die?
no they don't.
Why do animals shed their skin?
there skins die and have to get new skin {I THINK}
What is the salamanders body covering like?
Skin.
Do African dwarf frogs shed?
No African Dwarf Frogs do not shed there skin.
Do salamanders have moist skin?
yes
Do human cells die?
all cells die. when human skin cells die, for example, they are shed and we call it dust.
Do rat snakes shed?
They regularly shed their skin its quite irreagular for them to shed skin though..
What is the process of skin shedding called in humans?
Humans do shed skin. When skin cells die, it falls off your body it's called Desquamation. Every hour nearly 40,000 skin cells are shed, and it takes one skin cell about a month to complete the desquamation process. In fact, person from 2009 that says humans don't shed, the dust in your home is mostly dead skin cells. Your dead skin literally falls off your body.
