| Noun | 1. | climbing salamander - any of several North American salamanders adapted for climbing with well-developed limbs and long somewhat squared-off toes salamander - any of various typically terrestrial amphibians that resemble lizards and that return to water only to breed Aneides, genus Aneides - climbing salamanders Aneides lugubris, arboreal salamander - yellow-spotted brown salamander of California woodlands |