What happens if you touch a salamander?
What happens if you touch a salamander?
Salamanders have very absorbent skin and the oils and salts from human hands can seriously harm them.
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Phylum
Chordates Class
Amphibians Order
Salamanders Family
Mole salamanders Genus
Mole salamander Species
Northwestern salamander