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Click image to see larger image	Salamander
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Observations	This salamander is resting on a brown leaf. The salamander looks slimy.
Explanations	One reason why salamanders are considered to be amphibians is because they lay eggs to reproduce. Some salamanders breathe through lungs, others through gills, and some through their skin. The ones that have gills need to stay in the water to breathe.
California Standards	Adaptation or extinction
National Standards	Adaptation and behavior
Related NSF Exemplary Curriculum	Animal studies BioKIDS species diversity
Related Sets	Amphibians
Creative Commons License	This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Public Domain License.
Authors	N/A N/A None Department of Interior, United States Geological Survey
Publisher	Department of Interior, United States Geological Survey May 05 2005

This material is based upon work that was supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0127164 to California State University Fullerton. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.