ambystomid salamander

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