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tiger salamander
a salamander, Ambystoma tigrinum, common in North America, having a dark body marked with yellowish spots or bars. -
sylph
a slender, graceful woman or girl. -
ambystomid
Also called mole salamander. any of various small- to moderate-sized salamanders of the genus Ambystoma, terrestrial or semiaquatic, inhabiting North America from New England to Florida and westward to Texas. -
amphiuma
an aquatic, eellike salamander of the genus Amphiuma, of the southeastern U.S., having two pairs of very small feet. -
blind salamander
any of several North American salamanders, especially of the genera Typhlotriton, Typhlomolge, and Haideotriton, that inhabit underground streams or deep wells and have undeveloped eyes and scant pigmentation. -
hellbender
a large salamander, Cryptobranchus alleganiensis, of rivers and streams in eastern North America, having a flat, stout body and broad head.