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Despite looking similar to lizards, salamanders are quite different. They have smooth, wet skin and cannot survive long outside of a moist environment. These traits qualify salamanders as amphibians.

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Salamanders are amphibians No external ear openings. Clawless toes. Moist, naked skin

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