Salamander is an amphibian, is the most primitive terrestrial vertebrate, the size of the lizard somewhat similar, some people many people treat them as pets, some people call them dragon descendants, today to give you an inventory of the mysterious 8 kinds of salamanders, the first, the red-backed lungless salamander, this salamander only lives on land, away from the stream, because of the red stripes on the back and named, the most peculiar is that it has no non-lungs, breathing by the skin and the lining of the mouth, when threatened, it cuts off its tail and escapes the enemy.
The second species, the red salamander, is a North American amphibian salamander that lives in North American woodlands, hatches and breeds in water, spends its infancy on land, and has a bright red pattern on its body warning predators that their skin is poisonous.
The third species, the grouper salamander, is distributed in Spain, Portugal, and France, its name comes from the green marble and black markings on the body, the length of 120-160 mm, like to live in ponds and streams.
The fourth species, the emperor salamander, which is an endemic species of Iran, is listed as an endangered species, its pattern is the most special, black and white flowers with orange limbs, abdomen and back have a charming line, in the pet trading market this salamander is also the most expensive one, in recent years, the number of wild sharply reduced, artificial breeding is more difficult, so it is not far from the day of extinction.
The fifth, the spotted blunt salamander, the most obvious on the body is the bright yellow spots, this salamander is hidden in dark, damp places most of the time, distributed in Canada and the Midwest, the study found that the number of this salamander is relatively stable, but it is very sensitive to ecological changes, the acidity of the water in some habitats is enhanced, and the reduction of the following habitat will lead to a decrease in its number.
The sixth species, the European fire salamander, mainly lives in central and southern Europe, it also likes to live in dark, damp places, but also like to live in dead wood, mainly to avoid being found by the enemy, they come out at night to feed, because someone takes the dead wood to make a fire, they escape from the fire, as if born from the flames, so they are called fire salamanders, and some people call them fire dragons.
The seventh species, the blue-tailed fire-bellied salamander, was taken at the St. Louis Zoo in Missouri, USA, and its physical characteristics are rooted in its name, and it likes to live in paddy fields and mountain ponds.
The last and most ugly one, the mud salamander, also called the mud puppy, because its bark is the same as the dog, it is also the largest salamander, the adult body length of 20-60 cm, because there are thick gills, the appearance is very ugly, some people say like the sand monk in the Journey to the West, it never leaves the water, many people do not know, but also think that it is a monster in the water.