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lungless salamander

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Noun1.lungless salamander - mostly terrestrial salamanders that breathe through their thin moist skin; lay eggs in moist places on land; rarely enter water
plethodont
salamander - any of various typically terrestrial amphibians that resemble lizards and that return to water only to breed
family Plethodontidae, Plethodontidae - small mostly terrestrial New World salamanders having neither lungs nor gills as adults


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To solve the puzzle of amniote evolution, Carroll took some clues from the family of small, lungless salamanders known as plethodontids.
Out of the Swamps by MONASTERSKY, RICHARD / Science News
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