salamander

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Mexicans have plenty of spiritual animalistic icons and regional exclusives that make sense, from the endangered axolotl salamander to Xoloitzcuintle, a hairless dog.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

But like the axolotl, the salamander she studied, this program is critically endangered.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 21, 2025

Sena Ishikawa and Saki Anan, master’s students studying giant salamanders at Kyoto University, washing a caught salamander to prepare it for DNA sampling and having a chip implanted for tracking.Credit...

From New York Times • Jun. 17, 2024

In the animal kingdom, some of the largest genomes include certain lungfishes and salamander at about 120 billion base pairs.

From BBC • May 31, 2024

The true creature of the Smokies, however, is the reclusive and little-appreciated salamander.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson