Salamander Families
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Cryptobranchidae
hellbenders, loose baggy skin, shovel head. external fertilization. eastern US and eastern asia. 2 genera 4 species
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Hynobiidae
asian salamander. 1 specimen is a scrungly spindly bitch with a broken tail. external fertilization. 9 genera 82 species
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Sirenidae
2 front legs only, usually external gills. external fertilization. southeastern US. 2 genera 5 species
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Salamandridae
Newts and others, orange belly, often toxic. internal fertilization. N america, asia, europe, africa. 21 genera 120 species
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Dicampodontidae
giant salamanders, that unique mottled pattern. internal fertilization. northwestern US. 1 genus 4 species
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Ambystomatidae
mole salamanders, like tiger salamander. internal fertilization. north america. 1 genus 32 species
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Proteidae
mudpuppy, 4 legs external gills. internal fertilization. eastern US and eastern europe. 2 genera 6 species
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Rhyacotritonidae
small and shitty specimens yellow with dark spots, square ass vent. internal fertilization. Northwestern US. 1 genus 4 species
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Amphiumidae
seal-faced worm, reduced legs, no external gills. internal fertilization. southeastern US. 1 genus 3 species
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Plethodontidae
lungless salamanders, skinny bodies, nasolabial grooves. internal fertilization. north and south america. 28 genera 479 species
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Order Gymnophiona Family Caeciliidae
no legs, annulii rings, cloaca at end of tail, no external gills. internal fertilization. pantropical. 33 genera 214 species
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