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The Salamanders and Newts ClipArt gallery includes 31 illustrations of the amphibian order Caudata. Most members of the order Caudata have slender bodies, short noses, and long tails.

A tailed amphibian, the three-toed amphiuma, Amphiuma tridactyla.

Amphiuma

A tailed amphibian, the three-toed amphiuma, Amphiuma tridactyla.

"The Proteus anguinus attains a length of about 1 foot. The body is smooth, naked, and eel-like, the legs four in number, small and weak, the forefeet three-toed, the hinder four-toed, and in addition to permanent external gills, it possesses lungs in the form of slender tubes. From its inhabiting places devoid light the power f vision is unnecessary and in point of fact its eyes are rudimentary and covered by the skin." -Marshall

Proteus Anguinus

"The Proteus anguinus attains a length of about 1 foot. The body is smooth, naked, and eel-like, the…

"Ten to fiteen inches long, of a brownish or grayish color, spotted with black. On each side of the neck there is a large aperture, within which there are branchial arches: they are also projecting branched gills attached to the opercula or flaps, which close these orifices." — Goodrich, 1859

Axolotl

"Ten to fiteen inches long, of a brownish or grayish color, spotted with black. On each side of the…

An aquatic salamander native to Mexico.

Axolotl

An aquatic salamander native to Mexico.

The axolotl is a salamander found in areas of Mexico. The external gills are retained throughout life, this is known as neoteny.

Axolotl

The axolotl is a salamander found in areas of Mexico. The external gills are retained throughout life,…

"It is one to two feet long, dark slate color, feeds on worms, crawfish, fishes, and aquatic reptiles. It is very voracious, and nothing it can master is spared." — Goodrich, 1859

Alleghany hell-bender

"It is one to two feet long, dark slate color, feeds on worms, crawfish, fishes, and aquatic reptiles.…

This illustration shows a section of a tooth of a typical Labyrinthodont. Labyrinthodont, or Stegocephali is a race of extinct amphibians, the remains of which are found in the Permian, Carboniferous, and Triassic strata. Many of them were giants compared with our modern amphibians, from which they differed markedly in possessing an armature of bony plates in various degrees of completeness. In general habit, they resembled the newt or salamander. The name Labyrinthodont refers to the mazy pattern exhibited on a transverse section of the teeth of some genera. Among the best known genera are Archegosaurus, Loxomma, and Mastodonsaurus.

Section of Tooth of Typical Labyrinthodont

This illustration shows a section of a tooth of a typical Labyrinthodont. Labyrinthodont, or Stegocephali…

"Two feet long, black above and dusky beneath. It is of an eel-like form, lives in the muddy water of the rice swamps, and feeds on worms and insects." — Goodrich, 1859

Siren lacretina

"Two feet long, black above and dusky beneath. It is of an eel-like form, lives in the muddy water of…

The Common Mudpuppy (Necturus maculosus) is a species of aquatic salamander found throughout the northeastern United States, and parts of Canada. Mudpuppies prefer shallow water with many places to hide, but have been found at depths of up to 90 feet. The mating season is late autumn, however eggs are not laid until late spring when 50 to 100 eggs are deposited in a nest cavity under a rock or other object. It takes 1 to 2 months for the eggs to hatch and 4 to 6 years for the young to reach maturity. Mudpuppies may live for up to 20 years.

Common Mudpuppy

The Common Mudpuppy (Necturus maculosus) is a species of aquatic salamander found throughout the northeastern…

A tailed amphibian, the Necturus.

Necturus

A tailed amphibian, the Necturus.

Newts belong to the "tailed" amphibian family; Urodela.

Newt

Newts belong to the "tailed" amphibian family; Urodela.

The common name applied to various classes of amphibians closely resembling the salamanders. The form is more slender than that of salamanders, their habits are more active, and they are oviparous. The different species are strictly air-breathers. They are aquatic in habits, and though the larval gills fall off when the animal is about three months old, they retain the larval tail.

Newt

The common name applied to various classes of amphibians closely resembling the salamanders. The form…

Small, bright-colored semiaquatic salamanders of North America, Europe and North Asia.

Newt

Small, bright-colored semiaquatic salamanders of North America, Europe and North Asia.

The common newt is a specimen of the Salamander family. It eats tadpoles and worms, which it eats with a peculiar quick snap, Hooker, 1882.

Newt

The common newt is a specimen of the Salamander family. It eats tadpoles and worms, which it eats with…

"In the newt a tail is superadded to the extremities, the tail and the extremities both acting in swimming."—Pettigrew, 1874

Crested Newt

"In the newt a tail is superadded to the extremities, the tail and the extremities both acting in swimming."—Pettigrew,…

"It is three and a half inches long, the skin smooth as a frog's; it lives in ponds and ditches, and is devoured in great quantites by fish of various kinds.' — Goodrich, 1859

Smooth newt

"It is three and a half inches long, the skin smooth as a frog's; it lives in ponds and ditches, and…

The mud puppy has two pairs of legs. It also has persistent external gills. It can attain a length of two feet.

Mud Puppy

The mud puppy has two pairs of legs. It also has persistent external gills. It can attain a length of…

In the land salamander, the body is black and warty with long irregular yellow spots distributed over the head, back, sides, feet and tail.

Salamander

In the land salamander, the body is black and warty with long irregular yellow spots distributed over…

"Salamander is a genus of reptiles closely allied to the frog, from which it differs in having an elongated body terminated by a tail, and four feet of equal length. Together with the frog, this genus is included under the order Batrachia, and is easily distinguished from the lizards by having no nails on the toes, a naked skin destitute of scales, and a heart with a single auricle. "—(Charles Leonard-Stuart, 1911)

Salamander

"Salamander is a genus of reptiles closely allied to the frog, from which it differs in having an elongated…

A class of animals allied to the newts, which closely resemble the lizards. Many species have been described. All have an elongated body, long tail, and four legs.

Salamander

A class of animals allied to the newts, which closely resemble the lizards. Many species have been described.…

A salamander.

Salamander

A salamander.

The name given to various animals included in the class Amphibia and in the order Urodela of that class. The salamanders may be divided into the land salamander and the water salamanders.

Cold Blooded Salamander

The name given to various animals included in the class Amphibia and in the order Urodela of that class.…

"Salamanders have the honor of appearing prominently in fabulous narratives. The Greeks believed that they could live in fire."

Land-Salamander

"Salamanders have the honor of appearing prominently in fabulous narratives. The Greeks believed that…

A woodland salamander with a rusty red back from head to tail.

Red Back Salamander

A woodland salamander with a rusty red back from head to tail.

<i>Spelerpes ruber</i>. "...of a bright red color, more or less spotted with black, and is found in cold springs and brooks." —Whitney, 1889 <p>Illustration of a salamander with its tongue extended, in the process of catching a flying insect to eat.

Red Salamander Eating an Insect

Spelerpes ruber. "...of a bright red color, more or less spotted with black, and is found in cold springs…

A black salamander with yellow spots on its back.

Spotted Salamander

A black salamander with yellow spots on its back.

"Is five to seven inches long,; blueish-black, with bright yellow spots; habits nocturnal, living under rocks, stones, and decaying trees, found from Maine to Maryland." &mdash; Goodrich, 1859

Violet-colored salamander

"Is five to seven inches long,; blueish-black, with bright yellow spots; habits nocturnal, living under…

"The Land Salamanders, unlike the Tritons, are ovo-viparous, though the young at first inhabit the water and undergo metamorphoses till they arrive at the mature state which fits them for living on land, where they haunt cool and moist places, being not unfrequently found about fallen timber or old walls. Their food primarily consists of insects, worms, and small molluscous animals." &mdash; Goodrich, 1859

Salamanders

"The Land Salamanders, unlike the Tritons, are ovo-viparous, though the young at first inhabit the water…

A tailed amphibian, the siren.

Siren

A tailed amphibian, the siren.

The Spotted Salamander is a mole salamander common in the eastern United States.

Spotted Salamander

The Spotted Salamander is a mole salamander common in the eastern United States.

The common warty-newt of Europe... is six inches long, and is common in large ponds and ditches, where it feeds voraciously on aquatic insects and other small animals, such as tadpoles, newts, etc.". It swims chiefly by its tail" &mdash; Goodrich, 1859

Common warty-newt

The common warty-newt of Europe... is six inches long, and is common in large ponds and ditches, where…