W ith long tails, slender bodies, and four legs, salamanders and lizards look the same at first glance. Many people even believe salamanders are a type of lizard, but that’s not the case at all.

Salamanders are often mistaken for lizards, but the two groups are very different. Tiger salamanders are a common species found in Indiana. The bright spotting is probably a sign to predators that ...

However, while lizards are reptiles possessing scaly skin, teeth and claws, salamanders have a soft, porous skin and neither teeth nor claws. They breathe through their skin Their porous skin ...

Some salamanders have at least one thing in common with lizards: they can remove their tails to get out of tricky siutations, and can grow them back with time. 3 of 16 ...

Certain species of salamanders and lizards can actually hear through their lungs, according to a new study at Ohio State University. The research extends previous studies showing that some types ...

Salamanders abundant, lizards rare across region Share this: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on X (Opens in new window) Subscribe; Log In; ...

Salamanders and lizards can both regrow their tails, but not to equal perfection. While a regenerated salamander tail closely mimics the original, bone and all, a lizard’s replacement is filled ...

Lizards And Salamanders May Use Lungs To Hear, Study Says. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 3, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2002 / 03 / 020305073309.htm ...