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Salamanders and Newts
Popular as pets, salamanders and newts are amphibians that resemble lizards, but are actually very different. There are over 500 species of salamanders. Ask questions about their diet, habitat and behavior here.
1,005 Questions
What is the body covering of a newt?
As they are amphibians, newts have soft, moist skin as a body covering.
yes they are.well in most cases that is.most of them are shy and most likely afraid of you.
Salamanders are cold-blooded, not warm-blooded. Salamanders are amphibians, and all amphibians are cold-blooded. no. they take on the temperature of the environment. salamanders need a heat source like a light when in captivity.
Are slender salamanders poisonous?
depends, if u handle it allot, u will get a wierd rash but if u just like hndle it atleast 1 every 2 or 3 days u should be fine nd the salamander... :)
What is a group of newts called?
Baby newts are called eft. A newt is an aquatic amphibian of the Salamander family but it is not all aquatic salamanders are considered to be newts.
When did the eastern tiger salamander become endangered?
this isn't my question but ill answer it anyway it became endangered on June 24, 2004
How do you tell a blue spotted salamanders gender?
The Place in front of the but well the place
In front of the but will be bigger and not sucked in as much as the girls/female so if the place in front will be bigger if it's a boy/male
Newts and Salamanders make produce toxins that surface from their skins, but these toxins won't harm people. They main use is to produce a nasty taste in any would-be predator's mouth that will trigger them to release the Salamander/Newt. Still, one should always wash hands well after handling Salamanders/Newts and avoid touching mouth, nose, or eyes until hands are clean.
What does a salamander eat in the wild?
They generally don't eat for up to two months at a time but then gorge themselves on a gelatin substance known as El Tequito
Many aquatic species will die as they are not adapted at all. Terrestrial species hide underground if too warm, and in burrows or in the mud on the bottom of the water if too cold.Amphibianscan be identified by certain physical features, most of which are mutations of features which they inherited from their fish ancestors. ... Some animals change quickly enough to adapt to changing environments, while others can't evolve fast enough, so they can't survive, and thus die.Before vertebrate animals adapted to specific terrestrial habitats, such as deserts, they first had toadapt to living on land. The primary adaptations to life on land occurred in the Paleozoic 400 to 360 mya (million years ago) with the evolution of amphibians.
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Examples include amphibians and primitive plants such as most mosses and liverworts. These are confined to places where water is in plentiful supply or they must be able to tolerate periods of desiccation. Lichens can survive total water loss and rapidly regain activity upon rewetting
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Why do axolotls have feathery gills?
An axolotl is a salamander in the larval stage. They live in the water, so they need to have gills to breathe.
yea they are just like people you know!! haha lol i think they even get married and do things like us!! yay!! yea they are just like people you know!! haha lol i think they even get married and do things like us!! yay!!
How does the red salamander change the environment?
A salamander has a skin like a frog; It absorbs the oxygen around them.
What are adaptations of a salamander?
Almost all salamanders belong tot the Plethonidae-family: the so-called lungless salamanders. They don't have lungs but breathe completely throught their throats and their skin. You could say this is the major adaption of the salamanders. A disadvantage is that as soon as the salamander enters a dry area, it inmediately starts to dehydrate. Most salamanders can only survive in permanent moit environments.
They may also Create a Larvae around their bodies to protect themselves from a some-what attack.
Yes, there are newts that live in the rainforest. One example of where these newts live is along the Congo in the Ituri rainforest in Central Africa.
What is the life span of salamanders?
adult red back salamanders appear able to survive for long periods of time; with a few surviving as long as 25 years
What size and color is a salamander?
There is no real answer to your question. There are over 500 different types of salamanders that come in a wide variety of colors, including some that are more than one single color. Also they can range in size from less than an inch long to almost 6 feet long.
How do you take care of baby salamanders?
There are many websites devoted to the care and housing of captive salamaders, so I am going to assume that by "raise" you mean breeding. Breeding of captive salamanders is not an easy thing. While difficult and somewhat expensive, it can be acheived by very detailed and minute changes in the temperature, lighting, humidity after they have been forced into a hibernation period. More info can be found here: http://www.petplace.com/reptiles/breeding-your-reptile/page1.aspx
What is the speed of a fire salamander?
Salamanders are very quick and interesting amphibians. They can run at a top speed of 42 kilometers per hour, or 30 miles per hour.
Are there salamanders in the desert?
Yes, there are many species of grasshoppers that live in the desert. In the southwest United States one of the most spectacular grasshoppers is the horse lubber.
shallow creeks , NOT ponds. i have a creek right by my apartments it best to go after it rained. you usually find them in shallow, muddy, cold water creeks. they need a air pump because i caught mine 2 days ago and they died because i didn't put the air pump in there WARNING: they get big enough to bite your hand off and swallow it in one gulp, and they are very territorial mud puppies live at the bottom of lakes, ponds, rivers, and streams, and never leave the water. They hide themselves in vegetation and under rocks and logs, emerging at night to feed on whatever prey they can catch, including crayfish, worms, and snails.
Mudpuppies are easily distinguishable by their bushy, red external gills, which they grow as larva and never lose. They have flat heads, wide tails, stubby legs, and feet with four distinct toes. Their bodies are gray or brownish-gray with blue-black spots.
Females lay large clutches of eggs and guard them until they hatch, a unique trait among salamanders.
Mudpuppies are common throughout their range and have no special conservation status. However, habitat loss and pollution is putting pressure on some local populations.
