A salamander is an amphibian with a short body, four legs and a tail. They range in size from about 10 centimetres (4 inches) up to a giant 180 centimetres (70 inches).
Salamanders have very large eyes and a large mouth, which is convenient because they eat slugs and snails.
Interestingly, salamanders never drink water, but they can absorb water and oxygen through their skin, which is always very slippery and moist. However, the exception to this rule is the newt, which is a form of salamander but the only one to have a very thick and textured skin, unlike the other slamanders.
Salamanders are rarely seen because most of the time that they are awake they try to remain hidden from view. However, they can be very active at night, during the hours of darkness.
Like most amphibians, salamanders spend some of their life in the water and some on land.
Salamanders have very large eyes and a large mouth, which is convenient because they eat slugs and snails.
Interestingly, salamanders never drink water, but they can absorb water and oxygen through their skin, which is always very slippery and moist. However, the exception to this rule is the newt, which is a form of salamander but the only one to have a very thick and textured skin, unlike the other slamanders.
Salamanders are rarely seen because most of the time that they are awake they try to remain hidden from view. However, they can be very active at night, during the hours of darkness.
Like most amphibians, salamanders spend some of their life in the water and some on land.
