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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

physical entity go
an entity that has physical existence

object, physical object go
a tangible and visible entity

whole, unit go
an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity

living thing, animate thing go
a living (or once living) entity

organism, being go
a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently

animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna go
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

chordate go
any animal of the phylum Chordata having a notochord or spinal column

vertebrate, craniate go
animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium

amphibian go
cold-blooded vertebrate typically living on land but breeding in water

salamander
any of various typically terrestrial amphibians that resemble lizards and that return to water only to breed

noun.animal

21 Subcategories

European fire salamander, Salamandra salamandra go
a kind of European salamander
spotted salamander, fire salamander, Salamandra maculosa go
European salamander having dark skin with usually yellow spots
alpine salamander, Salamandra atra go
ovoviviparous amphibian of the Alps
newt, triton go
small usually bright-colored semiaquatic salamanders of North America and Europe and northern Asia
ambystomid, ambystomid salamander go
small to moderate-sized terrestrial or semiaquatic New World salamander
mud puppy, hellbender, Cryptobranchus alleganiensis go
large salamander of North American rivers and streams
giant salamander, Megalobatrachus maximus go
large (up to more than three feet) edible salamander of Asia
olm, Proteus anguinus go
European aquatic salamander with permanent external gills that lives in caves
mud puppy, Necturus maculosus go
aquatic North American salamander with red feathery external gills
dicamptodon, dicamptodontid go
salamanders found near cold streams throughout the year
Pacific giant salamander, Dicamptodon ensatus go
large (to 7 inches) salamander of western North America
olympic salamander, Rhyacotriton olympicus go
small large-eyed semiaquatic salamander of the United States Northwest
lungless salamander, plethodont go
mostly terrestrial salamanders that breathe through their thin moist skin
eastern red-backed salamander, Plethodon cinereus go
common salamander of eastern North America
western red-backed salamander, Plethodon vehiculum go
salamander of the Pacific coast of North America
dusky salamander go
common North American salamander mottled with dull brown or greyish-black
climbing salamander go
any of several North American salamanders adapted for climbing with well-developed limbs and long somewhat squared-off toes
slender salamander, worm salamander go
any of several small slim salamanders of the Pacific coast of the United States
web-toed salamander go
any of several salamanders with webbed toes and very long extensile tongues
amphiuma, congo snake, congo eel, blind eel go
aquatic eel-shaped salamander having two pairs of very small feet
siren go
eellike aquatic North American salamander with small forelimbs and no hind limbs