salamander

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The fossils represented virtually every type of animal that was eating and being eaten during that stretch of time, from fish, salamanders and frogs to crocodilians, dinosaurs and mammals.

From Los Angeles Times

We are sort of like the axolotls, a sort of larva or salamander, both of sea and land, which is transformative.

From Los Angeles Times

It looked like a cross between a crocodile and a salamander - and definitely was not an animal to be messed with.

From Reuters

In the spring, the dusty wallows collect water, providing a breeding ground for frogs and salamanders in a landscape where ponds are otherwise scarce.

From Salon

The deliberate redrawing of districts to gain a majority goes by the name of gerrymandering, a portmanteau of “gerry” and “salamander.”

From Scientific American