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No, salamanders require a certain amount of moisture to keep from dehydrating that does not typically exist in the desert.

Thus the evolutionary development of scaly skin to retain water away from a source which is theoretically where reptiles came from.

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Snails do live in the desert but are only obvious after a heavy rain. During the drier times they remain hidden underground.

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Yes, there are a number of species of toads, frogs and salamanders that are adapted to life in the desert.

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yes but not all of the time

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There are several different amphibians that have adapted enough to survive in the desert. Most of the amphibians are frogs or toads of one kind or another.


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