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Some salamanders turn a reddish color to imitate being poisonous. But most salamanders just detach their tail and run away leaving the wiggling tail to imitate the salamander moving to distract whatever is trying to eat it. The salamander can regenerate in about a month.

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15y ago

They secrete an irritating substance from their skin, warding off predators.

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Only adult fire salamanders protect themselves by it's heavy toxic skin.There known dangerous to animals and humans.

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Tiger salamanders have the 'universal warning coloration' of blue and yellow. They also, as do most amphibians, have glands in their skin that produce toxins.

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it protects its self by the green color in its skin it blends in with the grass....since it lives in the wetland.

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13y ago

changing colour to its surroundings, so it blends in

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