ambystomid salamander

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ambystomid salamander - small to moderate-sized terrestrial or semiaquatic New World salamander ambystomid salamander - any of various typically terrestrial amphibians that resemble lizards and that return to water only to breed Ambystoma, genus Ambystoma - type genus of the Ambystomatidae Ambystoma talpoideum, mole salamander - brownish-black burrowing salamander of southeastern United States Ambystoma maculatum, spotted salamander - glossy black North American salamander with yellow spots Ambystoma tigrinum, tiger salamander - widely distributed brown or black North American salamander with vertical yellowish blotches Ambystoma mexicanum, axolotl, mud puppy - larval salamander of mountain lakes of Mexico that usually lives without metamorphosing waterdog - any of several large aquatic salamanders