Fun Facts about Salamanders

1. Salamanders are amphibians: some have gills, some have lungs. Some have neither and breathe through their skin.
2. Salamanders lay eggs in algae-covered water. The algae make its way inside the cells of the eggs and provide energy to the egg through photosynthesis.
3. Young salamanders are called efts or nymphs.
4. Like frogs, salamanders have tongues that are longer than their bodies.
5. Salamander comes from the Greek word for “fire lizard.” In legends, salamanders could live in fire. In reality, salamanders hibernate in rotting logs. People, who gathered logs for fires, were amazed when salamanders mysteriously appeared among the flames. 
6. Some salamanders live up to 50 years.