'''Salamanders''' belong in the order ''Amphibia'' along with [[frog]]s and [[toad]]s. Salamanders comprise 350 species out of the 4000 or so known species of [[amphibian]]s, salamanders are found only in the [[America]]s and in the temperate zones of Northern [[Africa]], [[Asia]] and [[Europe]]. Some salamanders are fully [[aquatic]] and some are fully terrestrial animals, while some live on land from late [[summer]] through [[winter]], entering [[water]] to breed in the [[spring]]. | '''Salamanders''' belong in the order ''Amphibia'' along with [[frog]]s and [[toad]]s. Salamanders comprise 350 species out of the 4000 or so known species of [[amphibian]]s, salamanders are found only in the [[America]]s and in the temperate zones of Northern [[Africa]], [[Asia]] and [[Europe]]. Some salamanders are fully [[aquatic]] and some are fully terrestrial animals, while some live on land from late [[summer]] through [[winter]], entering [[water]] to breed in the [[spring]]. |