With long tails, slender bodies, and four legs, salamanders and lizards look the same at first glance. Many people even ...
A lizard slithering on the ground, or a salamander? Fear not—we’ve got you covered. Here are some (almost) fool-proof methods for distinguishing between seven pairs of commonly confused creatures.
This story ran in the April 2016 issue of National Geographic magazine. More than 20 million years ago a salamander hatchling less than three-quarters of an inch long met a traumatic end.