The North American Salamander with red external feathery gills is the Mud Puppy. This is the answer to the Sunday Express 'S' magazine £1,000 Crossword, 23 across.
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Asiatic salamanders (giant salamander)Amphiumas eels or Alpine Newt (advanced salamanders)Assuming you are doing Sunday express xword - answer id axolotl !
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Mud Puppy
It does not begin with the word red, but is in fact a 'mud puppy'.
The North American Bullfrog is the state amphibian of Missouri.
Axolotl is the only salamander that fits that spelling pattern.The Axolotl is a salamander found in Lake Xochimilco and lake Chalco in central Mexico. Sadly, lake Chalco was drained by humans to prevent periodic flooding, leading to the critical endangerment of this species.
Axolotl Mud Puppy (sunday Express Cross-word 23A)
The Meuse River flows into the North Sea. It begins with the letter M.
Compass is a device that points north. It begins with the letter c.
Threatened by habitat loss, the North African fire salamander (Salamandra algira) is found in Algeria, Spain, Morocco, and possibly Tunisia.
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